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PHOTOS: Park County wildfire grows
Posted: 06.11.2012 at 5:19 PM
Updated: 06.11.2012 at 7:50 PM
Read more:  Local, Weather, Outdoors, Park County Wildfire, Weber Fire, Fire Burning in Park County, Wildfire in Pike National Forest, Fire West of Lake George, Fire Near Wilkerson Pass, Wilkerson Pass Wildfire, Wildfire in Southern Colorado, Southern Colorado Wildfire, Fires in Colorado, Weber Fire now 70 Acres

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The Weber Fire has burned about 70 acres in the Pike National Forest just a few miles from Wilkerson Pass.  / FOX21: Mike Duran
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PARK COUNTY, COLO. -- U.S. Forest Service officials said weather conditions Monday helped firefighters fight a wildfire that has grown to 70 acres in Park County near Wilkerson Pass.

Officials with Pike National Forest said the fire burning west of Lake George is twice as big as it was when crews were first called to it over the weekend. There are currently 60 firefighters battling the fire, which is about 60 percent contained as of Monday evening.

One structure was threatened, though officials said the 'Weber Fire' has since shifted.

Crews hope to set up containment lines by Monday's end. Nobody has been evacuated.

Cooler temperatures Monday assisted crews, and possible thunderstorms Tuesday could also help.
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