Black Mountain Fire in Grand County doubles in size Tuesday

Since Monday, the Black Mountain Fire has much than doubled its size, increasing to 393 acres arsenic of Tuesday night.

The Grand County blaze is located disconnected Grand County Road 2 northeast of Kremmling, adjacent Troublesome creek. In different words, it’s burning betwixt past year’s East Troublesome Fire — 1 of the largest successful authorities past — and this year’s Muddy Slide Fire.

While the occurrence doubled successful size, it has not exploded, which has occurred respective times successful the drought-stricken area.

Blake Creagan, the incidental commandant successful complaint of the fire, said Tuesday successful a Facebook post connected the fire’s authoritative updates page that 143 radical are assigned to the blaze.

The origin of the fire, which was archetypal reported astatine astir 1 p.m. connected Sunday, is nether investigation.

Crews are expecting the occurrence to proceed increasing due to the fact that of debased humidity. Thunderstorms are forecasted for the country connected Wednesday, but winds could gust adjacent 40 mph. Red emblem criteria could persist contempt rain.

There is nary containment connected the fire.

Grand County Road 21 is closed astatine the junction with Highway 40, and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has closed immoderate lands. The BLM closure is from the southbound adjacent Highway 40 to the westbound by County Road 2, eastbound by County Road 21 and the northbound by Arapaho National Forest lands.

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