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Small Wildfire Forces Closure Of Waterton Canyon

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - Officials have closed Waterton Canyon in Jefferson County after a small wildfire broke out.

The canyon was scheduled to be closed on Friday after the 3-acre Mill Gulch Fire started on Thursday.

The closure will allow forest firefighting crews to get back and forth from the fire area without being slowed down.

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