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Spring Glade Fire burning between Fort Collins and Loveland

Posted at 2:09 PM, Jul 22, 2017
and last updated 2017-07-23 13:29:21-04

LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. – A brush fire is burning between Fort Collins and Loveland Saturday in Larimer County.

The fire, dubbed the Spring Glade Fire, is burning in the Coyote Ridge Natural Area.

Evacuations are in place for the Stout subdivision and voluntary evacuation notices were sent for the Rim Rock subdivision, a Larimer County Sheriff's official tweeted Saturday afternoon. 

Three structures are threatened but no injuries have been reported. An evacuation center is open at Lucille Erwin Middle School in Loveland, according to the sheriff's office. 

That center will close at 7 p.m.

An Air Quality Health Advisory has also been issued for Larimer County four miles southwest of Fort Collins. 

Several crew including the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Services, the Loveland Fire Rescue Authority, Poudre Fire Authority and others are on-scene battling the blaze.

The fire, which has grown to 364 acres, is 60 percent contained, according to the Larimer County Sheriff's Office. No information about the cause of the fire has been released. 

You can view AIRTRACKER7 video of the fire below:

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