PHOTOS: Inside the burn zone of Turner Gulch fire, Colorado’s largest active wildfire
The largest wildfire at this time burning in Colorado the Turner Gulch fire had scorched acres of Mesa County as of Wednesday night fire bureaucrats disclosed RELATED Colorado wildfires Four Western Slope fires growing on thousands of acres Three of the four progressing fires in western Colorado were sparked last Thursday during a lightning storm The -acre Sowbelly fire which hasn t grown since Monday was started by the same storm Smoke from the Turner Gulch fire fills the air along Colorado north of Gateway on Wednesday July Photo by Hyoung Chang The Denver Post A fire fighting plane heads to Turner Gulch fire near Gateway on Wednesday July Photo by Hyoung Chang The Denver Post A dog walks alone amid smoke-filled air from the Turner Gulch fire along Colorado north of Gateway on Wednesday July Firefighters stopped and rescued the dog Photo by Hyoung Chang The Denver Post The Gateway fire station in on Wednesday July Photo by Hyoung Chang The Denver Post Pre-evacuee Ben Wilson holds his daughter Rosemary during a neighborhood meeting at Gateway Society Center in Gateway on Wednesday July Photo by Hyoung Chang The Denver Post A locality member hands a card and cookies to firefighters during a group meeting in Gateway on Wednesday July Photo by Hyoung Chang The Denver Post A helicopter works the Turner Gulch fire in Gateway on Wednesday July Photo by Hyoung Chang The Denver Post Smoke and dust from the Turner Gulch fire fills the air along Colorado north of Gatewayin Gateway on Wednesday July Photo by Hyoung Chang The Denver Post The Turner Gulch fire burns near Gateway on Wednesday July Photo by Hyoung Chang The Denver Post Related Articles Colorado wildfires Western Slope fires growing on thousands of acres Colorado wildfires Five fires on Western Slope burn nearly acres -acre Douglas County brushfire contained after lightning strike Colorado wildfires Turner Gulch fire explodes to acres in Mesa County Fire Train arrives in Douglas County to douse wildfire hotspots
