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Aspen Acres Fire is now Colorado's seventh-largest wildfire, prompting new evacuations as dry, windy weather persists.
Crews continued to battle the Aspen Acres Fire in southern Colorado as it grew to 91,523 acres amid heavy winds on Monday, July 6. This footage released by Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Southeast
The Aspen Acres Fire continued to grow at an explosive rate on Friday. Estimates place it as the eighth largest wildfire in Colorado's history, according to the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control.
Fremont County has ordered evacuations in several areas due to the Aspen Acres Fire. Evacuees can go to Pathfinder Regional Park in Florence.
Colorado's Aspen Acres Fire has doubled in size over 24 hours, forcing evacuations and prompting air quality warnings.
Fueled by strong winds and single-digit humidity, the Aspen Acres fire destroyed more than 180 structures in the two counties, injured a firefighter and forced new evacuations Wednesday.
Ranchers in the path of the Aspen Acres Fire are not only rushing to get their animals out, but they're also helping others save their herds as the fire approaches.
