India, Aug. 10 -- The Lee Fire, the biggest of three wildfires in northwest Colorado, spread to over 100,000 acres over night and forced additional evacuations, as per officials. The positive side is that firefighters have made some progress in limiting the fire, increasing its containment from 0% to 6%.
Over the course of Saturday, the fire expanded from over 88,000 acres to over 92,000 acres without being contained.
The Lee Fire was estimated to be 106,672 acres as per federal fire maps on Sunday morning. Meanwhile, the Rio Blanco Sheriff's Office predicts that the weather will contribute to the fire's expansion.
The Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control reports that the Lee Fire is currently the sixth-largest single fire ...
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