IT STARTED AS A STRUCTURE FIRE … BUT NOW, 140 RESIDENTS NEAR DURANGO, COLORADO, ARE ORDERED TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES BECAUSE OF THE LIGHTNER FIRE. THE LA PLATA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS A RED CROSS EVACUATION CENTER FOR BOTH RESIDENTS AND THEIR PETS.
THE LIGHTNER FIRE STARTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON NEAR DURANGO AT 100 ACRES. BUT IT QUICKLY SPREAD. THE HOUSE WHERE THE FIRE STARTED HAS ALREADY BEEN DESTROYED.
THE FIRE DID DIE DOWN SOME BUT THERE’S A STEADY BREEZE THAT’S KEPT IT GOING. AT ONE POINT WEDNESDAY NIGHT, HELICOPTERS AND SLURRY BOMBERS WERE GROUNDED BECAUSE SOMEONE WAS FLYING A DRONE IN THE AREA.
