Aspen Acres fire grows 8,000 acres overnight, hundreds more firefighters arrive in southern Colorado
The Aspen Acres fire has burned more than 48,000 acres in Pueblo and Custer counties, with zero containment, and continued moving fast Wednesday. That has prompted incident officials and law enforcement to issue new mandatory evacuation and pre-evacuation orders.
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7 sourcesAspen Acres fire grows 8,000 acres overnight, hundreds more firefighters arrive in southern Colorado
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3 sourcesAspen Acres fire grows to 10th-largest in Colorado history; incident team from Alaska takes charge
Aspen Acres fire grows to 11th largest in Colorado history; incident team from Alaska takes charge
Aspen Acres fire gains ground Wednesday, prompting new evacuations
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4 developments- Jul 1Colorado wildfire roundup: Aspen Acres blaze reaches nearly 48,000 acres; more evacuation orders enacted
- Jul 2Colorado's 50,187-acre fire tops U.S. firefighting priorities
- Jul 3Aspen Acres fire surpasses 74,000 acres, now 8th largest in state history; 11,000 people have been evacuated
- Jul 4Aspen Acres fire grows 8,000 acres overnight, hundreds more firefighters arrive in southern Colorado
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