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Fire Crews Battle 385 Fire; Some Residents Evacuated

LA PLATA COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - A wildfire in La Plata County prompted some evacuations near County Road 245 on Friday night.

LA PLATA FIRE 2 (from La Plata County TWITTER)
(credit: La Plata County)

The 358 fire has burned 51 acres of private and Bureau of Land Management land.

Saturday morning, crews and resources continued to arrive to help extinguish the fire. They say 20 percent of it is contained.

LA PLATA FIRE 1 (from La Plata County TWITTER)
(credit: La Plata County)

More than 80 people are helping including a 12-person smokejumper team.

A community call center for 358 Fire is available at (970) 385-8700.

Wildfire Resources

– Visit CBSDenver.com's Living With Wildfire section.

Wildfire Photo Galleries

– See images from the most destructive wildfires (Black ForestWaldo CanyonHigh Park and Fourmile), the deadliest (Storm King) and largest wildfire (Hayman) in Colorado history.

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