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Acreage At Oil Springs Fire Reduced Slightly While Containment Grows

RIO BLANCO COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - The Oil Springs Fire is now 18% contained. It remains the largest wildfire in the state 12,613 acres, down slightly from figures released on Sunday.

Oil Springs Fire 1 (Rio Blanco County SO)
Oil Springs Fire (credit: Rio Blanco Sheriff)

Highway 139 was reopened over the weekend, but both County Roads 116 and 113 are still closed.

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Oil Springs Fire (credit: Inciweb)

All evacuations have since been lifted. Lightning caused the fire on June 18.

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