South Rim Fire Engulfs Black Canyon
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The South Rim Fire, which was started by lightning Thursday, has burned 4,160 acres with no containment as of Wednesday morning.
Firefighters continue to battle several wildfires raging on the Western Slope. The Turner Gulch fire nearly doubled in size overnight to about 14,000 acres with zero percent containment. The fire continues to spread in Unaweep Canyon and evacuations are in place along Highway 141.
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A wildfire that destroyed a historic Grand Canyon lodge is continuing to spread out of control after it had been allowed to burn for days.
Four fires burning more than 20,000 acres on Colorado’s Western Slope are still mostly uncontained, and a 14,000-acre fire that started in Utah is now firmly in Colorado as of Wednesday.
On July 13, a Hollywood Hills couple on a routine Sunday hike in Runyon Canyon took decisive action, apprehending a man they allege ignited a palm tree fire and capturing his apparent confession in a video that has since gone viral across social media.
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