14-07-2020 03:58 via denver.cbslocal.com

Rain Helps Firefighters Battling Elephant Butte Fire In Evergreen

EVERGREEN, Colo. (CBS4) – Some rain helped firefighters get a better handle on the Elephant Butte Fire burning in Evergreen. The fire started at around 3 p.m. on Monday.Great news on the #elephantButteFire right now.
Rain.
Helicopter and tanker drops held it down until now.Hard rain. Latest on @CBSDenver pic.twitter.com/pKAxbj0XB9
— Alan Gionet (@AlanGTV) July 14, 2020Firefighting activity was halted because of the threat of lightning in the area. Around 100 firefighters have respond
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