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Crews Tackle Colo. Wildfires

by KREX News Room
by Amanda Brandeis

Story Created: Oct 20, 2012 at 7:59 PM MDT

Story Updated: Oct 21, 2012 at 4:32 PM MDT

MONTEZUMA COUNTY, Colo. One wildfire in southwest Colorado is fully contained, but others are still burning as dry conditions persist.

The Little East Fire was declared fully contained on Friday, and pre-evacuation notices in Montezuma County have been lifted.

The Vallecito Fire was remapped Saturday morning at 222 acres and is now 25 percent contained.

The Goblin Fire in the Weminuche Wilderness has not seen any significant growth and is holding at 700 acres.

Authorities have determined that it was sparked by the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Train.

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