UPDATE: More evacuations ordered near High Park wildfire west of Cripple Creek.
A wildfire burning about five miles west of Cripple Creek has forced evacuations of area residents, and others remain on pre-evacuation status.
The High Park fire, which was reported at about 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, has burned about 846 acres, about a 1.3 square-mile area, fire officials said on Friday afternoon. About 120 people have been evacuated from the Lakemoor subdivision. On Friday evening the evacuation order expanded to include Cripple Creek Ranches and the Mt. Pisgah area, according to the Teller County Sheriff’s Office. A shelter is set up at Cripple Creek High School and livestock can be sheltered at the Cripple Creek Fairgrounds.
High Park Fire burning on BLM/Teller County lands appx 5.5 miles west of Cripple Creek. Fire reported at 4:16 p.m. May 12. Mapped at 386 acres by State of Colorado’s Multi-Mission Aircraft. Fire remains on BLM, no structures are threatened at this time.
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