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Grizzly Creek Fire Forces New Evacuations, Closes Cottonwood Pass

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) -- The Eagle County Sheriff's Office announced new evacuations and new road closures related to the Grizzly Creek Fire on Tuesday night.

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"Evacuation of Coulter Creek has been ordered from the Cottonwood Pass area.
Cottonwood Pass is CLOSED on both sides from Garfield County to Eagle County," the sheriff's office tweeted at 7:20 p.m.

Interstate 70 will remain closed between Glenwood Springs and Gypsum through Tuesday night. There is no estimated time for reopening.

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The evacuation center is located at the Glenwood Community Center at 100 Wulfsohn Road in Glenwood Springs.

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