{"id":119412,"date":"2023-10-02T22:11:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T22:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/?p=119412"},"modified":"2023-10-02T22:11:03","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T22:11:03","slug":"colorado-wildfires-iron-fire-burning-5000-acres-in-moffat-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/world-news\/colorado-wildfires-iron-fire-burning-5000-acres-in-moffat-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado wildfires: Iron fire burning 5,000 acres in Moffat County"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A new wildfire sparked north of Craig on Friday grew to 5,000 acres in a matter of hours, according to the Bureau of Land Management and Moffat County Sheriff’s Office.<\/p>\n

The Iron fire was burning on an estimated 5,000 acres as of 6 p.m. and being driven by high winds, said BLM Colorado Communications Director Steven Hall. The fire was reported at 11:56 a.m. and updates from the Moffat County Sheriff’s Office earlier in the day estimated the fire at only 170 acres.<\/p>\n

Crews are working to suppress the fire, Hall said, and air firefighting resources are on scene with more on the way.<\/p>\n

The fire is burning in tall grass and sagebrush in a burn scar from 2018, according to the sheriff’s office.<\/p>\n

The National Weather Service’s Grand Junction office issued a Red Flag Warning for most of the Western Slope through Saturday night, with gusty winds, low humidity and dry fuels expected. A Red Flag Warning means weather conditions that can contribute to extreme fire behavior are occurring or will soon, according to the agency.<\/p>\n

Winds of 25 to 35 miles per hour with gusts of up to 45 miles per hour are forecasted.<\/p>\n

This is a developing story.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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