Wildfire Burning Along I-70 In Clear Creek County

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)- Fire crews responded to a wildfire burning along Interstate 70 in Clear Creek County on Thursday afternoon. The fire is burning on private property.

Clear Creek County firefighters responded to the eight to 10-acre fire which is putting out a lot of smoke near the CDOT camera at I-70 and Dumont.

The fire is burning on private land in very steep terrain.

It is unclear what caused the fire but it is believed to be human caused.

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