{"id":118598,"date":"2023-09-09T19:38:46","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T19:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=118598"},"modified":"2023-09-09T19:38:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T19:38:46","slug":"colorado-wildfires-mcdonald-creek-fire-reaches-60-acres-near-fruita","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/world-news\/colorado-wildfires-mcdonald-creek-fire-reaches-60-acres-near-fruita\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado wildfires: McDonald Creek fire reaches 60 acres near Fruita"},"content":{"rendered":"
Crews are fighting a 60-acre wildfire just west of Fruita that has closed one lane of westbound Interstate 70, according to local agencies and the Colorado Department of Transportation.<\/p>\n
The McDonald Creek fire is burning near mile marker 3 along I-70, the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit said in a Facebook update just after 3 p.m. Crews from the agency, along with Lower Valley Fire District and Mesa County Sheriff’s Office are working to suppress the fire.<\/p>\n
The right lane of westbound I-70 is closed from exit 2 to exit 11 due to fire activity, according to an update from CDOT posted at 3:29 p.m. Slower speeds are advised in the area.<\/p>\n
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