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Wildfire In Fremont County Grows, Campground Evacuated

FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - A wildfire burning in Fremont County west of Pueblo has grown.

According to the Fremont County Sheriff's Office, the fire burning near Hayden Creek in Coaldale has grown because of the hot weather. Authorities haven't released the actual size of the fire.

Hayden Creek Fire 2 (Harry Singleton via Fremont County SO FB)
(credit: Harry Singleton/Fremont County Sheriff's Office)
Hayden Creek Fire 3 (Sarah Adams)
(credit: Sarah Adams)

No homes are threatened but a campground had to be evacuated.

Forest Service crews are battling the fire.

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