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Wildfire Sparked On BLM Land Near Eagle

EAGLE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - Firefighters responded to a 27-acre fire burning in Eagle County. The Red Dirt Cliff Fire northwest of Eagle, near Burns, on Bureau of Land Management land.

Eagle County fire - Red Dirt Cliff fire (BLM)
Red Dirt Cliff fire (credit: Bureau of Land Museum)

The agency says there is no immediate threat to structures.

Smoke jumpers, engine crews and aircraft were all at the scene on Monday.

Details about how the fire started have not been released.

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