One of the largest wildfires ever recorded in Colorado was expected to worsen early Sunday as gusty winds and low humidity fueled the flames and officials stood ready to order additional evacuations in Garfield and Rio Blanco counties.

The Lee Fire has exploded in size over the weekend and now blazes across 106,672 acres or 167 square miles, making it the sixth-largest wildfire in the state’s history. The fire, south of Meeker, continued to push south toward Garfield County.

Crews have reached 6% containment on the fire, according to Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 3 .

No injuries or structure damage have been reported by fire officials or the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office.

Officials in Rio Blanco and Garfield counties have ordered mandatory evacuations.

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