In Colorado, multiple wildfires continue to rage, and large smoke clouds have filled the sky, affecting air quality and raising health concerns for sensitive residents.
There are currently two fires ablaze across Colorado: the Pine Gulch fire and the Grizzly Creek fire.
According to the Fox21 News in Colorado, the Pine Gulch fire was mapped at over 73,381 acres as of Friday morning, after it was sparked by a lightning strike on July 31. The fire remains 7 percent contained.On Wednesday, the Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center reported that the Pine Gulch fire's growth made it one of the top five largest wildfires in Colorado in the past decade.
In addition to the Pine Gulch fire, the Grizzly Creek fire is also ablaze, and as of Friday morning, it spanned across over 14,000 acres, according to the Grizzly Creek fire Facebook page. "The terrain and fuels in the northeast portion of the fire made access difficult for firefighters north of Interstate 70. The fire pushed East and went into Bair Ranch where evacuations were made," officials said in a Facebook post Friday morning.
Photos and videos posted across social media show maps of the fire and the damage it has caused across Colorado.
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