Cooler weather keeps Beaver Creek fire smoldering slowly for now

Cool cloudy weather decreased activity for the Beaver Creek fire near Walden for a second day.
The fire was estimated Saturday afternoon at near 13,275 acres. It remains at 5 percent containment.
The approximately 457 firefighters working the fire are preparing areas inside the fire perimeter to use as escape routes ahead of expected drier air that will move into the area beginning Sunday.
“The vegetation will dry out and become more receptive to fire,” according to a