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By Jeff Todd
EAGLE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – The Basalt Fire chief said it was in the wind, but it was the conditions when Lake Christine Fire began on Tuesday.
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The fire exploded on Wednesday as
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"We know everything is dry. We have had a little bit of a happy ending to each other in April, "said Joanie Haggerty who evacuated Wednesday afternoon.
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Five hundred homes have been evacuated, and 150 firefighters are fighting on the ground, even more with helicopters and air tankers in the sky. So far, no structures have been lost.
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"It's pretty nerve wracking actually, you can see the progression of the fire. "It was over there, but it's all about this happened during the day, because the wind has been blowing that way," said Mick Shattuck. "
By Wednesday night the fire was burning up Basalt Mountain, but was not" They've been doing a job! " advancing toward evacuated homes
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At a community meeting at Forest Service official said the fire could burn for weeks, until a rain event helps the firefight. Hot, dry conditions remain in the long-term forecast.
LINK: Lake Christine Fire Info
"It's not just the fire department, everyone has to be proactive in Colorado in a year like this , "Said Haggerty. "
Jeff Todd joined the CBS4 team in 2011 covering the Western Slope in the Mountain Newsroom. Since 2015 he's been working across the Front Range in the Denver Headquarters. Follow him on Twitter @ CBS4Jeff .
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