A pair of wildfires burning in Rio Blanco County have consumed about 60,000 acres, according to estimates as of the morning of Aug. 7 provided by the Rio Blanco County Sherriff’s Office .

The Lee Fire was estimated at 45,000 acres, with a more precise figure expected later in the day. It is the largest wildfire this season in Colorado. In the same county. The Elk Fire has reached 14,250 acres, making it the third largest in Colorado this summer.

Warm, dry and windy conditions have fire managers bracing for more growth for the fires, with have no containment reported as of the morning of Aug. 7.

Wildfires reported in the Inciweb federal database have destroyed almost 100,000 acres of Colorado as of the morning of Aug. 7. That is an area roughly the size of the city of Denver.

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