Colorado’s Lee Fire Rages Uncontained, Forcing Mass Evacuations and Becoming State’s Sixth Largest
Colorado’s Lee Fire Rages Uncontained, Forcing Mass Evacuations and Becoming State’s Sixth Largest A massive wildfire, dubbed the Lee Fire, continues to rage across Colorado’s Western Slope, forcing widespread mandatory evacuations in Garfield and Rio Blanco counties. Exploding in size over Friday and Saturday, the blaze has scorched an estimated 88,755 acres (139 square miles), making it the sixth-largest wildfire ever recorded in Colorado with zero containment. The rapidly evolving situation has prompted new evacuation orders along the Colorado 13…