The Lee fire in Rio Blanco County has become the fifth largest wildfire in Colorado history a day after surpassing the sixth largest.

The Lee fire — raging southwest of Meeker, Colorado — grew to 113,378 acres by Monday morning, according to a social media post by the Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office. The fire is now the fifth largest in state history, rising above the Spring Creek fire that burned 108,045 acres in 2018.

On Sunday morning, the fire was at 106,672 acres, surpassing the 2012 High Park fire that burned 87,284 acres, according to the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control.

The fire is currently at 7% containment, according to the sheriff's office, with 12 aircraft, 24 hand crews, 60 engines and 10 heavy equipment vehicles fighting the flames.

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