Aspen Acres, Colorado
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The Ferris Fire is the second Colorado wildfire this summer to join the list of the 10 largest wildfires in state history.
Aspen Acres Fire is now Colorado's seventh-largest wildfire, prompting new evacuations as dry, windy weather persists.
Thousands of firefighters continue to battle multiple large wildfires in Colorado. The Aspen Acres fire, southwest of Pueblo, has reached 96,089 acres. The fire is at 14% containment, a number that has not changed much since the weekend.
The Aspen Acres Fire and the Snyder Mesa Fire have each burned more than 20,000 acres in Colorado as multiple wildfires are active across the state.
The Aspen Acres Fire continued to grow at an explosive rate on Friday. Estimates place it as the eighth largest wildfire in Colorado's history, according to the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control.
Hundreds of thousands of acres are burning in dozens of wildfires across the U.S. entering peak summer.
The Aspen Acres fire scorched 2,115 acres overnight, bringing the total acreage burned to 96,031 and 15% containment as of Wednesday morning.
Three wildland firefighters died Saturday during their response to a pair of Colorado wildfires, federal agencies announced early Sunday morning.
Destructive wildfires are scorching Colorado, but experts say an active monsoon season and super El Niño are signs relief is on the way.
