Evacuations ordered in Gateway area due to wildfires

MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) — On Saturday astatine 4:30 p.m., the Mesa County Sheriff’s bureau ordered evacuations for residents successful each backstage onshore and areas betwixt Mile Markers 120 and 124 on Highway 141 adjacent Gateway.

An Evacuation Center is located astatine the Clifton Community Campus, located astatine 3270 D 1/2 Road successful Clifton.

The Mesa County Natural Resources Department has acceptable up an assistance telephone enactment for those who request assistance with securing structure for their ample animals. Residents tin interaction the enactment astatine 970-778-0162.

The evacuation announcement has been made arsenic a effect of the Turner Gulch and Wright Draw Fires successful the area, which started connected Thursday. Other fires that are burning connected Saturday see the South Rim Fire successful the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, the Sowbelly Fire successful the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area and the Deer Creek Fire adjacent Old La Sal successful Utah.

Residents tin motion up for Emergency Alerts astatine Grand Junction’s Regional Communication Center website.

Earlier connected Saturday astatine noon, the CO Highway 141 adjacent Gateway country was fixed a pre-evacuation announcement from the Mesa County Sheriff’s office.

More accusation connected however to hole for an evacuation tin beryllium recovered connected Mesa County’s website.

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