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Wildfire In San Juan National Forest Estimated At 200 Acres

MONTEZUMA COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - A 200-acre fire is burning in southwest Colorado.

U.S. Forest Service officials with the San Juan National Forest say the Sage Hen Fire started Saturday afternoon near Country Road X and McPhee Reservoir and the flames spread into the national forest.

Sage Hen Fire 1 (Vandy Brinlee, taken Saturday)
(credit: Vandy Brinlee)
Sage Hen Fire 6 (Vandy Brinlee, taken Saturday)
(credit: Vandy Brinlee)

Fire crews on the ground and in the sky have been working to put the fire out.

According to the Durango Herald, no structures are threatened and no evacuations have been ordered.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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