Wildfires Rage On in Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico and California (PHOTOS) | The Weather Channel

Wildfires Rage On in Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico and California (PHOTOS)

In this Tuesday, June 12, 2018, photograph, hot spots glow after sunset near the Falls Creek Subdivision as the 416 Fire burns near Durango, Colo. (Jerry McBride/The Durango Herald via AP)
1/100
In this Tuesday, June 12, 2018, photograph, hot spots glow after sunset near the Falls Creek Subdivision as the 416 Fire burns near Durango, Colo. (Jerry McBride/The Durango Herald via AP)

Colorado's 416 Fire doubled in size Sunday, consuming 26 square miles, forcing the evacuation of 675 homes, bringing the total evacuations to more than 2,000 homes. Windy conditions on Monday are expected to keep the fanning the fire, and the forecast has no rain in sight. 

As of Monday morning, there are no reports of the 416 Fire damaging any homes. The fire has been raging since June 1 and was 15 percent contained as of Wednesday morning.

The fire is one of several currently burning throughout Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico and California. 

Advertisement

(MORE: Colorado Fire Doubles in Size)

The so-called Badger Creek Fire reached 5,244 acres Tuesday afernoon, Inciweb reported, with evacuations ordered in the communities of Mountain Home, Wyocolo, World Tract, Foxpark, Gramm, Beehive, Miller Lake and areas along Highway 10 to the Colorado state line. 

New Mexico's Ute Park Fire was about 77 percent contained as of Sunday after burning more than 57 square miles and damaging 14 unoccupied structures at the nearby Boy Scout Philmont Ranch.

We will continue to update the gallery at the top of this page with the latest images, so be sure to check back frequently.

Advertisement