Wildfire outside of Durango continues to grow, but away from homes
The Elkhorn fire burning northeast of Durango grew more than 100 acres overnight, but is moving away from homes, fire officials said Monday.
The fire, approximately 13 miles outside of Durango, grew to 314 acres since Sunday, when it was roughly 204 acres. The fire remains uncontained, but crews were working Sunday to establish containment lines to keep the blaze from moving west toward homes.
La Plata County
A map of the Elkhorn fire as of Monday morning. (Courtesy La Plata County)
Fire officials have ordered no additional evacuations since Sunday afternoon. The mandatory evacuation area is bordered to the south by Stevens Creek and to the west by County Road 253, County Road 250 and the Animas River, according to the county’s evacuation map. The north and east sides of the evacuation zone extended into the San Juan National Forest.
At least 181 firefighters and four helicopters will work the fire on Monday. Firefighters on Sunday night identified some new spot fires in the Bear Creek drainage sparked by the blaze and worked to contain them.
The fire ignited Saturday afternoon and is burning in dense scrub oak, primarily in the San Juan National Forest east of Highway 550. The vegetation in the area is extremely dry, making it more flammable, fire officials said Monday.
Residents can call 970-385-8700 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. for updated evacuation information or view the current map online at readylaplata.org.
An evacuation shelter is open at Escalante Middle School at 141 Baker Lane in Durango.
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