Douglas Fire Burns South Of Rangley, Sends Smoke Across The Area
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RANGLEY, Colo. (CBS4) - A fire burning about 20 miles south of Rangley in Rio Blanco County remains uncontained as of Sunday afternoon. The Douglas Fire, which sparked on Aug. 28, has since burned 123 acres.
The Bureau of Land Management and Rangley firefighters responded to the area near Douglas Creek off of Highway 139 at around 1:30 p.m.
Officials say equipment and resources are scarce because of other wildfires burning.
Air quality was affected in Mesa, Garfield and Rio Blanco counties due to the Douglas Fire and the Wild Horse Fire burning in Mesa County.
Details about how the fire started were not released.
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