Breaking: Colorado’s Lee Fire Explodes, Forces Prison Evacuation Amid Low Containment
Breaking: Colorado’s Lee Fire Explodes, Forces Prison Evacuation Amid Low Containment A massive wildfire continues to rage in Colorado, prompting the urgent evacuation of a state prison and escalating to become the sixth-largest blaze in the state’s history. The Lee Fire, scorching over 167 square miles (433 square kilometers) across Garfield and Rio Blanco counties, remains largely uncontained at just 6%. All 179 incarcerated individuals from the Rifle Correctional Center were safely relocated on Saturday to the Buena Vista Correctional…