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COSTILLA COUNTY, COLOMBIA (CBS4) – Costilla County officials say that they arrested a man, identified as Jesper Jorgenson, on arson charges for fire. spring.
Jesper Jorgenson (credit: Sheriff of Costilla County)
Springtime fire has increased by more than 38,000 acres.
Warm temperatures, wind and drought fueled the fire on Friday. Teams worked on the east side of the fire near the La Veta Pass to build a fire line with tankers and helicopters.
New mandatory evacuations were released Saturday afternoon for Navajo Ranch, Majors Ranch and Residences south of Highway 160. This includes Vega Road near Navajo. Navajor and Pinion Hills are not the subject of mandatory evacuations.
The region of the Cuchara Valley was evacuated on Friday after the fire broke through Highway 160. This road and Highway 12 were closed with no scheduled time to reopen
The Walsenburg Community Center
Spring Fire June 29 (credit: Spring Fire Facebook)
Officials held a community meeting at 1 pm Saturday.
Spring fire card on June 29th. (Credit: Spring Fire Facebook)
Firefighters say the southeastern side of the fire will be difficult because of the steep, rocky terrain and large amounts of dead wood.
The spring fire (credit: CDOT)
The sheriff's office says they're hoping to find out about the structures lost in the next few days
While temperatures are a bit cooler on Saturday, the authorities are worried about strong and erratic winds.
The burning fire east of Fort Garland is not confined. ] The La Veta Fire Protection District and the Red Cross currently do not accept in-kind donations for spring fire at this time. Financial donations can be made to La Veta Fire District, PO Box 44, La Veta, CO 81055.
