Wildfire Burning Near Silverthorne

SILVERTHORNE, Colo. (CBS4)- Firefighters in Summit County worked to contain a wildfire burning near Silverthorne on Friday evening.

The fire had burned about 10 acres as of 7 p.m. on Friday north of Silverthorne. Firefighters received reports of the fire at 2 p.m. Friday.

A wildfire burning near Silverthorne (credit: Justine Spence)

There was no containment at 7 p.m. on the fire burning on U.S. Forest Service land.

About 50 firefighters were fighting the fire from Summit County, the U.S. Forest Service and other counties.

No structures were threatened. There was one voluntary evacuation.

Smoke from a wildfire burning near Silverthorne (credit: Justine Spence)

What caused the fire is being investigated.

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