Dead Dog Fire Grows To 17,000+ Acres

By Matt Kroschel
RANGELY, Colo. (CBS4)– As 60 mph winds whipped flames, dozens of people rushed to get out of the way of the rapidly growing wildfire burning in Northwestern Colorado.
The Dead Dog Fire, named for its ignition point near Dead Dog Gulch, grew to over 17,000 acres on Tuesday afternoon. The fire is burning 10 miles north of Rangely.
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Just hours earlier on Tuesday morning, the evacuations were lifted for Lindsey Wiley and her neighbors but it was a very close call