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Keystone Fire In Wyoming Crosses Containment Lines

ALBANY, Wyo. (CBS4) - The Keystone Fire advanced grew to more than 2,400 acres Friday and marched past containment lines on its southern edge.

"Between 9:30 and 10:00 a.m. yesterday, the temperature rose 30 degrees and the relative humidity dropped 60%. This is a critical time in which the fire becomes active and crews need to be prepared for this dramatic change," said Incident Metereologist Darren Clabo on a United States Forest Service online report.

Keystone Fire 2 (inciweb USFS)
( credit - USFS/Inciweb)

Similar conditions were anticipated Saturday along with continued active fire behavior.

Fire crews are eyeing a burnout in the southeast portion of the fire where it jumped a line Friday. Two burnouts were conducted Friday.

The fire is at 24 percent containment as of Saturday morning.

Keystone Fire 3 (inciweb USFS)
( credit - USFS/Inciweb)

The area remains closed to the public.

 

 

 

 

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