Wildfire Breaks Out In Western Eagle County In Dry Conditions

GYPSUM, Colo. (CBS4) - Multiple crews in western Eagle County worked quickly to contain a small wildfire that broke out on Saturday next to a golf course.

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The fire is located by the Gypsum Creek Golf Course and Cotton Ranch Drive in Gypsum, and there were still some hotspots firefighters were working on Saturday afternoon.

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The fire grew to about 1.5 to 2 acres before it was contained. There was no immediate word on the cause.

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While Colorado's Front Range was blanketed on Saturday with snow after a winter storm, conditions in Gypsum are dry.