Mullen Fire Burning In Wyoming North Of Colorado State Line Fills Sky With Smoke

ROUTT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)- The Mullen Fire burning in Wyoming burning north of the Routt County line has burned 35,810 acres with just 2% containment. The fire has been burning for more than a week about 15 miles north of the Colorado state line.

The Mullen Fire on Sept. 25, 2020 (credit: Lindsey Fisher)

More than 425 personnel are fighting the fire which is burning in the Medicine Bow National Forest.

The Mullen Fire on Sept. 25, 2020 (credit: Lindsey Fisher)

It's burning rapidly in extremely rugged terrain, with dense vegetation and beetle-killed deadfall.

The Mullen Fire on Sept. 25, 2020 (credit: Lindsey Fisher)