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Photos capturing views of the three fast-moving Colorado wildfires

Denver7 News is sharing views from the fires captured by our viewers and social media audience below.
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DENVER — The third Colorado wildfire in as many days along the Front Range grew to around 130 acres in size overnight Wednesday forcing hundreds of people to evacuate homes adding work to the fire crews already battling the Alexander Mountain and Stone Canyon fires which broke out earlier this week.

The Quarry Fire continues to burn in Deer Creek Canyon, west of Grizzly, and stands at 0% containment, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

That fire was spotted by a deputy on regular patrol late Tuesday night. It quickly spread to 100 acres in just several hours.

Meanwhile, the Alexander Mountain Fire, which erupted on Monday, surged to over 5,000 acres and continues to burn west of Loveland where residents where residents in the area were forced to evacuate.

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Quarry Fire grows to 341 acres west of Ken Caryl, hundreds evacuated

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As of Wednesday morning, the Stone Canyon fire has consumed around 1,300 acres near Lyons in the Boulder County area as evacuees scrambled to get ahead of the fast-moving fire. Denver7 learned one person died in the fire.

Adding to the concern, the hot, dry weather remains ripe for the spread of fires as the state remains under elevated fire conditions.

Denver7 News is sharing views from the fires captured by our viewers and social media audience below.

For the latest updates on all three Colorado wildfires, check the Denver7 homepage and download the Denver7 mobile app to receive the latest fire alerts.


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From US 36 near Boulder
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Stone Canyon Fire
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Stone Canyon Fire
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Loveland, looking at Alexander Mountain Fire
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From Big Thompson Canyon
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From Big Thompson Canyon
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Stone Canyon Fire
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Stone Canyon Fire
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Stone Canyon Fire
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From Pinwood Reservoir
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Near Loveland
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Fort Collins
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View of Alexander Mountain Fire from Loveland
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View of Alexander Mountain Fire from Loveland