Numbers Fire at 17,318 acres and now 20% contained
Submitted by paula on Thu, 07/09/2020 - 9:31am
The Numbers Fire has been measured at 17,318 acres and firefighters now have a line around 20 percent of the area.
The cause of the fire, which started on July 6 at approximately 7:00 p.m., is under investigation. At one time over 350 residents had been asked to evacuate. Road closures and most evacuation areas in Douglas County have been lifted. The area of Pinenut 2 Road East of Out Our Way is still under evacuation orders.
Three homes have been lost or damaged along with 37 outbuildings. Burned has been grass, brush, pinyon-juniper.
550 personnel are on the fire. For up to date information throughout the duration of the fire, visit https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6833/.
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