UPDATED: A wind-driven wildfire burned several structures and about 17 acres in the city of Monte Vista on Wednesday afternoon, city officials said Wednesday evening, but was mostly contained by the evening. No injuries have been reported. cofire
The fire started around 12:15 p.m. on the north side of the city. Police Chief George Dingfelder said the fire was almost immediately out of control and approaching structures as winds gusted to 30-40 miles per hour.
The forward spread of the fire had stopped by 6 p.m. and was no longer growing, but there were still hot spots crews were working to extinguish. Large fire burning north of downtown Monte Visa, forcing evacuations Dingelder said he expects the current evacuation zone to remaining place for “quite a while” while investigators with the Division of Fire Prevention and Control, Colorado Bureau of Investigation and local officials conduct the investigation into the fire.
“I didn’t sign up for this. There’s a lot of people here tonight because they can’t get into their homes,” he said. “…I’m sorry we’re here for this. Thank you all for being here, for doing what you’ve done.” Officials said large animals should be brought to the Sky Hi complex, a new convention and event center in the valley. Smaller animals are being attended to by a local animal shelter. Dingfelder said there were 162 people without power as of 6 p.m. but that it should be restored to most by 11 p.m. Five homes were without gas service.
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