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DENVER (KDVR) — Officials are evacuating campgrounds at Black Canyon of the Gunnison due to two fires in the park.
The Wright Draw Fire, near Gateway, Colorado, burned an estimated 34 acres Friday afternoon, according to the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit. Aerial crews continue to monitor the fire as plans to suppress it are underway.
A wildfire burning in Grand Canyon National Park triggered a chlorine gas leak Friday afternoon after flames reached a water treatment facility.
Fire at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park still not contained heading into dry, hot weekend
Multiple state and federal agencies are fighting a large fire in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, where two separate blazes started Thursday morning. The entire park remains evacuated and closed to the public.
The Colorado State Patrol has been called to help evacuate the campgrounds at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Area.
We are continuing to track the fires all across western Colorado, with the South Rim Fire within the Black Canyon of the Gunnison seeing over 1,600 acres burned as of midnight this morning.
More than a dozen fires are creating heavy smoke, with more lightning and gusty winds expected for parts of the Western Slope Friday.
On Friday, multiple fire officials and agencies released updates and plans to address the South Rim Fire, which is one of two lightning-caused fires in the Black