All evacuation orders in the Duck Pond Fire near Gypsum have been downgraded from mandatory to pre-evacuation. Crews have reached 60% containment of the blaze and determined the fire is human caused
DENVER — A wildfire that broke out between the Glenwood Canyon and Gypsum Saturday forced the closure of Interstate 70 in both directions and prompted authorities to issue evacuation notices to residents of Gypsum neighborhoods, but the interstate was reopened shortly after and all evacuation orders were downgraded to pre-evacuation on Sunday.
No structures have been lost in the 88-acre blaze but evacuation notices were issued to residents in the Willowstone neighborhood and others at the western end of Gypsum to Dotsero as winds pushed the fire slowly in an easterly direction toward the town. The Duck Pond Fire broke out south of the Colorado River around 2 p.m. Saturday. It's burning a lot of cottonwood trees in the area of the Duck Pond Open Space between Gypsum and Dotsero. Crews on Sunday reported 60% containment.
No injuries have been reported and investigators have determined the fire was human caused. No other details were provided on the origin or how the fire started.
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