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Wildfire Believed To Be Started By Lightning Strike

DURANGO, Colo. (CBS4) - A new wildfire is burning in southwestern Colorado.

The 412 Fire is believed to have started from a lightning strike.

It is burning in a remote area of the San Juan National Forest, northwest of Durango, near a place called Orphan Butte.

Two dozen firefighters are on site monitoring the fire to make sure it does not get out of hand.

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