Hayden Pass Fire Keeps Growing, Now Estimated At 12,000 Acres

FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – A wildfire burning southwest of Coaldale has grown significantly to approximately 12,000 acres and closed Highway 50 in the Coaldale area.
The Hayden Pass wildfire started burning on the San Isabel National Forest and has progressed onto the Rio Grande National Forest, primarily located in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness.
(credit: Fremont County Sheriff’s Office)
There are 20 homes threatened by the fire and evacuations have been ordered for the Fox Cre