Burro Fire Burns In Drought-Plagued Southwestern Colorado
MONTEZUMA COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)- The Burro Fire is burning in Montezuma County on Forest Service land near Cortez.
The fire is burning downhill towards Bear Creek in timber and heavy fuels.
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Trail 607 and Forest Service Road 436 are closed at Highway 145.
Campers are being evacuated. The fire has burned 100 acres as of 9:30 p.m. Friday.
Smoke from the Burro Fire can be seen near the smoke from the 416 Fire in a picture taken Friday night from the US Forest Service.
What caused the fire is being investigated.
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