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Pine Gulch Fire Burning Near Grand Junction Grows To 3,600+ Acres

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (CBS4)- The Pine Gulch fire burning near Grand Junction blew up overnight. The wildfire exploded to more than 3,600 acres since Monday.

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The Pine Gulch Fire remains at just 5% containment. Lightning started the fire last Friday. Nearly 100 firefighters, including a hot shot crew from Wyoming are on the scene in Mesa County.

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(credit: Inciweb)

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- See images from the most destructive wildfires (Black Forest, Waldo Canyon, High Park and Fourmile), the deadliest (Storm King) and largest wildfire (Hayman) in Colorado history.

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