Just when you thought the wildfire season was over, a fire is now burning near Estes Park. Known as the Kruger Rock Fire, the wildfire is located southeast of Estes Park, and directly east of Twin Sisters Peak. As of now, Route 36 cuts across the fire zone diagonally. As of 1:20 local time, the fire is approximately 100 acres in size with zero containment. Also as of right now, there are evacuations and road closures.
Unfortunately, the region is also experiencing high winds today. The Weather Service posted this for Estes Park: "west wind around 28 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph." For updates on weather forecasts, please click here.
You can follow updates here: https://www.larimer.org/kruger-rock-fire
Update - there are reports that a fixed-wing aircraft has crashed while fighting the fire this evening.
Jeff
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