Lake Christine Fire
Lake Christine Fire
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The Lake Christine Fire started July 3rd, 2018 one mile northwest of Basalt. The fire is burning with strong driven winds, extremely dry fuels, and single digit relative humidity. The extreme fire behavior on July 4th necessitated evacuations of approximately 1793 residents from 664 homes by the Eagle County Sheriff. Local crews worked through the night, saving hundreds of homes. Unfortunately, three homes were destroyed. As of July 7th, approximately 782 evacuees from 279 homes have returned home. As of July 8th the fire is only 8% contained and has burned 5916 acres. Info provide by InciWeb (Incident Information System). #LakeChristineFire
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