Wildfire near Twin Lakes grows to 400 acres, evacuations ordered

United States News News

Wildfire near Twin Lakes grows to 400 acres, evacuations ordered
United States Latest News,United States Headlines
  • 📰 denverpost
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 31 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 16%
  • Publisher: 72%

A wildfire burning on 164 acres of land in the Interlaken Historic District near Twin Lakes prompted multiple evacuation and pre-evacuation orders today.

A small wildfire is burning south of Twin Lakes in Lake County’s Interlaken Historic District, Wednesday, June 12, 2024.A wildfire burning in the Interlaken Historic District near Twin Lakes — a popular hiking and camping destination about 22 miles southwest of Leadville — grew to 413 acres and prompted evacuation and pre-evacuation orders Wednesday.

Resources from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Leadville Lake County Fire Rescue, Lake County Search & Rescue, Vail Fire & Emergency Services, Chaffee County Fire Protection District, Red White & Blue Fire District, Summit Fire & EMS District, the U.S. Forest Service and St. Vincent Health’s Ambulance Service responded to the blaze Tuesday.

Hikers and campers in the area of the fire were evacuated by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office and search and rescue staff.Locations affected by the smoke include, but are not limited to, Twin Lakes, Granite, Americus and Buena Vista.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

denverpost /  🏆 13. in US

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

New pre-evacuation notices in place as wildfire burns near Twin LakesNew pre-evacuation notices in place as wildfire burns near Twin LakesJeff is a digital journalist with the Denver7 team.
Read more »

Wildfire burning near Lake County’s Twin Lakes prompts evacuation, pre-evacuation ordersWildfire burning near Lake County’s Twin Lakes prompts evacuation, pre-evacuation ordersA 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 …
Read more »

Wildfire burning near Interlaken Resort in Twin Lakes, Lake County government officials sayWildfire burning near Interlaken Resort in Twin Lakes, Lake County government officials sayÓscar A. Contreras is a Murrow-nominated journalist who has been writing for the E.W. Scripps Company since January 2014.
Read more »

Wildfire smoke reached 99% of US lakes in 2019–2021: Study introduces 'lake-smoke day' metricWildfire smoke reached 99% of US lakes in 2019–2021: Study introduces 'lake-smoke day' metricWhere there's smoke, there's not necessarily fire. Wildfire smoke, sometimes drifting from hundreds of miles away, touched nearly every lake in North America for at least one day per year from 2019 to 2021, according to a study from the University of California, Davis.
Read more »

400 acres charred so far by fire that started in Mexico, spread to Otay Mountain400 acres charred so far by fire that started in Mexico, spread to Otay MountainFire crews had the blaze about 50 percent contained on the U.S. side by Sunday evening; the fire started in Mexico on Saturday and spread to the U.S. side of the border
Read more »

UPDATE: Simmons Fire at 400 acres; two structures destroyed overnightUPDATE: Simmons Fire at 400 acres; two structures destroyed overnightThe Pinal County Sheriff's Office issued a 'GO-EVACUATE' status for residents of the Riverside neighborhood outside of Kearny overnight.
Read more »



Render Time: 2025-02-16 05:38:14