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Fire Forces Amusement Park To Evacuate

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) - Firefighters responded to the Iron Mountain Fire north of Glenwood Springs Monday evening.

iron mountain fire 1 (credit garfield co sheriff)
(credit: Garfield County Sheriff)

The fire on Transfer Trail forced some evacuations of the Glenwood Caverns Amusement Park.

The Glenwood Springs Fire Protection District and the Garfield County Sheriff's Office created a perimeter as two helicopters helped drop water onto the blaze.

iron mountain fire 2 (credit garfield co sheriff)
(credit: Garfield County Sheriff)

The fire grew to about three acres on Bureau of Land Management land.

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