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Crews Hope To Contain Middle Fork Fire Burning In Routt County By Halloween

ROUTT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)- The Middle Fork Fire continues to burn in Routt County near Steamboat Springs. Crews hope to have it contained by Halloween.

Middle Fork Fire3 (Mo Demorat)
Middle Fork Fire (credit: Mo Demorat)

The fire has burned nearly 12,000 acres since it started last month.

Middle Fork Fire2 (Mo Demorat )
Middle Fork Fire (credit: Mo Demorat)

The smoke from that fire, combined with smoke from the Mullen Fire burning on the Colorado-Wyoming border and the Cameron Peak Fire  burning in Larimer County, is causing an air quality health advisory that will remain in effect until at least Friday morning.

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