Wildfire burns 1,000+ acres near Craig in northwest Colorado
Firefighters are battling a wildfire burning near Craig in northwest Colorado. The so-called Big Gulch Fire has burned more than 1,160 acres in Moffat County and the cause is undetermined.
Bureau of Land Management fire crews have joined forces with the Moffat County Sheriff's Office Wildfire Crews, Moffat County Road and Bridge, Craig Fire, and the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control, along with fire aircraft.
The wildland fire started on Wednesday afternoon in the area of Moffat County Roads 90 and 174.
No structures are threatened by the fire.
Craig is located more than 200 miles northwest of Denver.
