Colorado Wildfires Expand Over 120,000 Acres Amid Ongoing Evacuations
TL;DR
Wildfires in Colorado, driven by drought and hot, windy weather, have burned over 120,000 acres, prompting evacuations and challenging firefighting efforts, with similar conditions affecting Southern California.
- Colorado wildfires burn more than 120,000 acres as firefighters await better weather NPR
- Lee Fire 6% contained; evacuations still in effect in Garfield County Post Independent
- Colorado prison evacuated as wildfire becomes one of largest in state history The Guardian
- Saturday Update: Elk and Lee fires surpass 100,000 combined acres; New evacuation orders issued in Rio Blanco and Garfield counties SteamboatToday.com
- Lee Fire in Western Colorado gains 27,000 acres overnight, new evacuations ordered CBS News
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