Four of the five wildfires burning in Colorado have together consumed more than 19,300 acres, according to fire officials. How much Colorado land the fifth has burned is unknown.

The Deer Creek fire burning in San Juan County is now 7% contained and has burnt about 12,906 acres, according to the latest information posted by the Utah Department of

A fire-fueled thunderstorm cloud can form on top of a wildfire’s smoke plume, allowing the plume to grow vertically very quickly, Neil Lareau, a scientist and professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, told the Sacramento Bee in 2018.

The Turner Gulch fire burning southwest of Grand Junction in western Colorado exploded overnight, more than quintupling in size and forcing new evacuations.

A vortex formed over the Deer Creek Fire on Saturday in San Juan County, causing damages to a fire engine and structures in the area.

Firefighters haven't been able to contain Deer Creek Fire as it's destroyed buildings and is being further pushed to spread by winds.

LA SAL, Utah (KUTV) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency authorized the use of federal funds to help with the costs of fighting the Deer Creek Fire. The fire, burning in San Juan County about 30 miles southeast of Moab, started on Thursday and has burned more than 7,500 acres. The fire is 0% contained.

Crews are fighting five western slope blazes, including one at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. See the latest map of the Colorado fires.