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Keith Coffman
DENVER, Colorado (Reuters) – At least a dozen wildfires raged Friday in drought-stricken areas of Colorado where hundreds of residents were evacuated as a wave of weather [19659003] The most active fire, the spring fire, had burned nearly 24,000 acres (9,712 hectares) between the towns of Fort Garland and La Veta in southern Colorado. Larry Helmerick, a spokesperson for the Rockies Coordination Center, said the fire was not under control on Friday
and eight tankers and five helicopters had escaped the fire. and water on the fire, which was burning through dry vegetation and was fueled by swirling winds, Helmerick said over the phone.
"These are first-rate fire conditions," he said.
fire, said Linda Smith, a spokeswoman for Costilla County where the fire is burning. People in about 350 homes in the area have been ordered to evacuate, she said, adding that no injuries have been reported.
Gusts, single-digit humidity, and high temperatures fueled fires and could trigger new fires. The National Weather Service (NWS) said in several warnings
The largest wildfire in the state, the 416 Fire, which burned nearly 42,000 acres in the southwest corner of the # State wildlife officers rescued a black bear from this fire after he was separated from his mother, and he is treated for severe burns at his feet, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said in a statement. 19659011] Veterinarians and wildlife officers who care for bear cubs minimize human contact with him, hoping to release him into the wild this fall.
Another 250-acre fire burns on Weston Pass in the Pike National Forest. C An 845-acre fire, the Sugarloaf Fire, was burning in a remote area of the Roosevelt and Arapaho National Forests, according to InciWeb, a federal government website on forest fires
. According to the US Drought Monitor, an agency of the US Department of Agriculture, northeastern Colorado experiences moderate to exceptional drought conditions.
Firefighters could recover from a heat wave on Saturday. Zone before warmer temperatures returns Sunday, said NWS
(Keith Coffman's report to Denver, Edited by Richard Chang)
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