Five wildfires burning on hundreds of square miles across western Colorado have destroyed at least five homes and 19 outbuildings, according to fire officials.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis declared a disaster emergency Wednesday for one of the newest fires, the Crosho fire, according to a news release from his office .

The 1,700-acre Crosho fire, which sparked Monday in Rio Blanco County and spread across the border into Routt County, prompted numerous evacuations Tuesday night , fire officials said.

Polis previously issued disaster declarations for the Oak fire near Pagosa Springs, the now-contained Leroux fire near Hotchkiss, and the Elk and Lee fires near Meeker.

Five homes and 14 outbuildings have been destroyed by the two wildfires burning on either side of Meeker in Rio Blanco

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