California is not the only state facing spreading wildfires. There are at least four raging in Colorado — and the state’s Pine Gulch Fire grew to 125,100 acres overnight, according to the latest operations update posted on InciWeb.
The fire grew over 30,000 acres in the southern and western side of the fire due to 30 to 40 mph sustained winds, Pat Seekins of the operations section of the Pine Gulch team said in this morning’s update posted to the fire’s Facebook page.
The Pine Gulch Fire is the second-largest fire in Colorado history, according to the Rocky Mountain Area Coordinating Center.
Seekins said today that firefighters had some success containing the fire on the northern side but the primary concern is the northwest and western side of the fire. The latest update shows that the temperatures in the area are the highest they’ve been since early August and that there are thunderstorms and wind gusts of 20 to 30 mph forecast for this afternoon.
The fire remains at 7% contained due to the continued growth of the fire, according to the latest update.
