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Fast-moving wildfire forces evacuation of Colorado prison

A Colorado prison was evacuated because of a fast-growing wildfire that’s already one of the largest in state history, officials said.

Newsweek on MSN · 2d

Colorado Prison Evacuated As Lee Fire Explodes to Over 113,000 Acres

The Lee Fire has burned over 113,000 acres across Rio Blanco and Garfield counties, west of Denver. The fire has been 7 percent contained as of the early hours of Monday morning.

CBS News on MSN · 3d

Nearly 180 inmates evacuated from Colorado prison as Lee Fire grows

The Colorado Department of Corrections announced the evacuation of the Rifle Correctional Center on Saturday as the Lee Fire continues to advance south.

KREX Grand Junction on MSN1d

Inmates successfully evacuated from Rifle prison

All 179 inmates at Rifle Correctional Center have been evacuated after concerns over the nearby Lee Fire in Rio Blanco, the ...

Colorado Public Radio3d

Corrections facility evacuated as Lee fire spreads southeast, becomes state’s 6th largest of all time

At last mapping, the Lee fire had grown to more than 100,000 acres, which would rank it sixth all-time among Colorado ...

Lee Fire becomes 5th largest in Colorado history as Oak Fire burns to the south

The Lee Fire near the town of Meeker in Rio Blanco County has grown to be the fifth-largest wildfire in state history as crews continued to battle fires in several parts of Colorado on Monday. Dry ...

Colorado wildfires: Mandatory evacuations ordered in Garfield County as Lee fire races south

New mandatory evacuations were ordered in the Lee fire late Friday night and early Saturday morning as the blaze grew nearly ...

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