Ptarmigan fire continues to burn but shows little if any growth

Firefighters battling the Ptarmigan Fire northeast of Silverthorne established occurrence containment lines connected Thursday arsenic evacuated residents were allowed backmost into their homes, occurrence officials said.

Residents successful the Hamilton Creek and precocious Angler Mountain Ranch neighborhoods were allowed backmost successful astatine 10 a.m., though they and residents successful the South 40, little Angler Mountain Ranch and Ptarmigan neighborhoods stay connected pre-evacuation orders, according to a Summit Fire & EMS quality release.

About 155 firefighting unit worked connected the occurrence successful the aerial and connected the crushed Thursday. The fire, which sparked connected Monday, has burned 85 acres done heavy mixed forest, including dormant and downed trees, successful steep terrain.

Structure-protection crews continued to patrol neighborhoods connected Thursday. The origin of the occurrence remains nether investigation.

Thunderstorms and overnight snowfall showers are expected successful the occurrence country implicit the weekend, with debased temperatures beneath freezing, according to the National Weather Service.