A wildfire burning on 164 acres of land in the Interlaken Historic District near Twin Lakes — a popular hiking and camping destination — prompted multiple evacuation and pre-evacuation …
A small wildfire is burning south of Twin Lakes in Lake County’s Interlaken Historic District, Wednesday, June 12, 2024.
Although the pre-evacuation orders were initially lifted Tuesday night around 9:15 p.m., the sheriff’s office reissued the pre-evacuation notice for Lost Canyon “until further notice” at 7:34 a.m. Wednesday. The fire is burning on U.S. Forest Service land, so fire suppression responsibilities have been turned over to the forest service, the sheriff’s office said Tuesday.Crime and Public Safety |At 5 p.m. Tuesday, the fire was estimated to be burning on 164 acres — about the size of 124 football fields.
Wednesday morning, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued an air quality health advisory for southern Lake and northern Chaffee counties. The health advisory started at 9 a.m. Wednesday and will last until 9 a.m. Thursday. In areas with thick or thickening smoke, residents should remain indoors — especially people with heart disease or respiratory illnesses, as well as the very young and older adults, officials said. People should limit activity outside when smoke is present and consider temporarily relocating.
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