Update 10 pm: Grand County Emergency Management Office Confirmed Fire Threatens Grand Lake Area Crews are working to contain the blaze on the west side of US Highway 34
Officials won’t update the acre and fire perimeter until Thursday, when a morning flight is possible
9:30 am Update: US Highway 40 is closed between the intersection of US Highway 34 and Highway 40 West to Hot Sulfur Springs for fire operations
Residents of Grany and Hot Sulfur Springs should know that firefighters will be carrying out burn operations north of Highway 40 between Hot Sulfur and Highway 34 The flames will be visible
General manager John Crone described the situation in Grand Lake as « rapidly changing » by phone Wednesday night
While not in Grand Lake when the evacuations began, he said the flames are visible west of town. Town staff were participating in efforts to get people out of their homes , he added
If for some reason people can’t evacuate, Crone said they should go to the town fire station
« We just have to hope and pray that everyone is doing well, » Crone added « Remember goods are goods People will need help after this, but life is over important «
Rocky Mountain National Park has closed its west side due to fires Trail Ridge Road remains open for eastbound evacuations, but visibility is low due to smoke
All areas north of Granby on US 34 are subject to mandatory evacuations Residents must leave immediately
The evacuation center is the Inn at Silver Creek in Granby, located at 62927 US Highway 40
Update 8:45 pm: Emergency officials have designated the two lanes of US Highway 34 southbound to facilitate evacuations from the area
Update 8 pm: Another evacuation has been issued for the area north of the intersection of U.S. Highways 40 and 34, known as Zone H on the County Sheriff’s Office map
Update 7:30 p.m.: Grand County Sheriff’s Office is now evacuating all homes along US Route 34, north of milepost 3
Colorado State Patrol blocks US 34 to the north, while a line of cars heads south as people evacuate the area
In an evening update on the fire, it was mapped twice and is estimated to be between 24,700 acres and 30,000 acres
Original: The list of evacuations related to the troublesome fire in the east grew longer on Wednesday evening, the Grand County Sheriff issuing another for the Trail Creek subdivision
The last evacuation is effective for zone I, indicated on the last evacuation map The evacuation takes place while the flames are now visible from US Highway 40, Granby and the surrounding area
The area east of CO Route 125, milepost 5 to US Route 40, known as Zone E on maps provided by the Sheriff’s Office, was evacuated around 4 a.m. Wednesday L ‘US 40 will remain open, but CO Hwy 125 is closed
Wednesday witnessed significant fire activity with red flag conditions including strong winds pushing the fire east and south At around 2:30 p.m., the fire crossed Colorado Highway 125
Areas west of CO 125, from US Highway 40 to milepost 5, and north of US 40, from CO 125 West to Drowsy Water Ranch were evacuated on Tuesday evening
For the latest information on evacuation and pre-evacuation zones, sign up for CodeRED alerts through the app or on gcemergencycom
Authorities are directing traffic on US 34 and US 40 outside Granby on Wednesday evening, with the fire to the east in the background US 34 is closed to northbound traffic Eli Pace / epace @ skyhinewscom
The troublesome fire to the east is visible from US Highway 40 between Granby and Hot Sulfur SpringsEli Pace / epace @ skyhinewscom
The troublesome eastern fire burns over Granby on Wednesday evening The growth of the wildfire has triggered a number of evacuation ordersEli Pace / epace @ skyhinewscom
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