Black Canyon of Gunnison South Rim Fire
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South Rim Fire Fills Skies with Smoke as Crews Battle Blaze in ColoradoThe Black Canyon National Park, Colorado, USA, has been fighting against the South Rim fire for the past week and relief and aid teams are working tirelessly to try and stop the flame spread. In this footage,
Montrose residents meet with officials for a Public meeting; Montrose School District provides space for the Incident Command Center.
Four of the five wildfires burning in Colorado have together consumed more than 19,300 acres, according to fire officials. How much Colorado land the fifth has burned is unknown.
Four fires burning more than 20,000 acres on Colorado’s Western Slope are still mostly uncontained, and a 14,000-acre fire that started in Utah is now firmly in Colorado as of Wednesday.
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On July 10, lightning strikes ignited fires on both the north and south rims of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, leading to the entire park’s evacuation. Hot weather, gusty winds and dangerously low humidity helped fuel the fire’s growth, leading to more evacuations Saturday. The fire has been dubbed the South Rim Fire
Crews are fighting five western slope blazes, including the fast-growing Turner Gulch Fire. See the latest map of the Colorado fires.
The Turner Gulch fire burning southwest of Grand Junction in western Colorado exploded overnight, more than quintupling in size and forcing new evacuations.