Missionary Ridge Fire Flares Up, Some Re-Evacuated
POSTED: 4:29 p.m. MDT June 27, 2002
UPDATED: 5:00 p.m. MDT June 27, 2002
DURANGO, Colo. -- Firefighters in southwestern Colorado continue to have trouble, making any progress on the Missionary Ridge Fire.
It's now burned around 71,000 acres northwest of Durango and still only 30 percent contained.
The weather certainly isn't helping matters much.
Some residents near Vallecito Dam, who had been allowed back home were re-evacuated.
An interagency fire management team said that high winds and hot
temperatures are pushing the fire through previously burned
areas.
The fire has destroyed at least 45 homes and 26 other buildings about 10 miles north of Durango.
The fire started June 9 and is believed to be human-caused.
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Previous Stories:
- June 26, 2002: New Fire Breaks Out Near Durango
- June 25, 2002: Firefighters Hope Old Rockslide Will Stop Durango Blaze
- June 24, 2002: More Than 1,000 Homes Near Durango Now Evacuated
- June 21, 2002: Durango Fire Described As 'Dangerous Situation'
- June 20, 2002: Durango Wildfire Grows By 9,500 Acres
- June 19, 2002: Wildfire Rages Out Of Control Near Durango
- June 17, 2002: Wildfire Near Durango Now No. 1 Priority
- June 14, 2002: Missionary Ridge Wildfire Forces Evacuation
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