Residents of a mobile park west of Durango were put under a pre-evacuation notice Tuesday afternoon after reports of a small fire sparked concerns among fire officials that it could spread quickly due to strong winds in the area.
The fire, which is currently estimated at about three acres in size, was reported near the Lightner Creek Mobile Home Park west of Durango. Fire officials with the Durango Fire Protection District were responding, according to a news release.
Though reportedly small in size, “high winds give the fire a high potential to spread quickly,” a La Plata County spokesperson said in an email.
Due to the potential of quick fire spread, residents of the park, which include approximately 85 homes, were put on a pre-evacuation notice.
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Emergency crews quickly extinguished an electric fire in the attic of a home in Erie around 10:15 a.m. Tuesday.
Mountain View Fire Rescue units responded to a report of a structure fire in the 400 block of Holbrook Street, according to a fire department Facebook post.
No one was injured in the incident, according to the post.
The carbon monoxide alarm went off in the house at some point Monday night, said Rick Tillery, Mountain View Fire Rescue spokesman. Residents replaced the batteries and the alarm didn’t make a sound again.
“One thing we want to stress is that if any type of alarm goes off, call the fire department,” said Tillery. “It’s not an expense to have us come out to your residence.”
Responding agencies included Mountain View Fire Rescue, Lafayette Fire and the Erie Police Department.
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