The Lime Gulch fire south of Conifer in Jefferson County had mushroomed to 500 acres as of 6:50 p.m. Wednesday evening, according to the U.S. Forest Service fire media response line.
That was a 10-fold increase compared with the 50 acres that were reported for the fire’s reach only three hours earlier, at 3:50 p.m. Wednesday. Details at The Flume's website at [url=http://www.theflume.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;]www.theflume.com[/url]