Wildfire near Twin Lakes grows to 443 acres; no containment reported (The Denver Post)
The Interlaken fire burning near Twin Lakes Reservoir south of Leadville grew to 443 acres on Wednesday with no containment. The fire was started by an abandoned campfire about 60 yards from the Interlaken trail and 1.5 miles from the trailhead. Fire investigators believe the campfire was not properly extinguished and was burning for several days before it sparked the wildfire on Tuesday. Read more ...