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Wildfire Closes Part Of Hwy 119 Near Black Hawk

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - Part of Highway 119 was closed between U.S. 6 and Mill Street because of a wildfire. Colorado State Patrol alerted to the closure at around 2:15 p.m.

Hwy119 Fire 1 (Gilpin County Sheriff's Office FB)
(credit: Gilpin County)

The highway was reopened at around 4:30 p.m.

Hwy119 Fire 2 (Gilpin County Sheriff's Office FB)
(credit: Gilpin County)

Details about how the wildfire started were not released.

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