The 360-acre Royal Gorge Bridge & Park claims the world's highest suspension bridge at 956 feet, spanning a quarter mile across the Arkansas River. Evacuations also were in effect from Parkdale to Soda Point, north of the Royal Gorge, the BLM said. Park spokeswoman Peggy Gair told The Gazette the evacuations affected several hundred people at the park, which closed Tuesday afternoon. The Black Forest Fire is one of at least three significant wildfires burning in Colorado amid gusty winds and record-breaking hot, dry weather.Ī fire burning on an estimated 300 acres south of the Royal Gorge Bridge and Arkansas River led to the evacuation of the Royal Gorge Bridge & Park near Canon City, the Bureau of Land Management said. "Things are hot and heavy here at the coordination center." (credit: CBS) "We are a little disconnected with the immediate information on ground, but we are focusing on the protection of people at this time," Stearly told CBS4. Stearly said he wasn't sure how long it will take for that plane to arrive. He said an air tanker will be coming from Silver City, Nev., to help fight the fire. Forest Service office in Golden, said his office was in high gear Tuesday afternoon ordering resources for the firefight. There are also multiple road closures in place with the fire: North to Fox Chase (including all of Cathedral Pines) Many residents of the neighborhood were parked outside the fire lines in the hours after the fire started watching in horror as plume after plume of large thick black smoke came up from the burn area. 48 people checked in to the Palmer Ridge High School shelter and 15 at the shelter at New Life Church. Authorities want residents to use that number instead of calling local emergency numbers.Īs of 9 p.m. VIDEO: Tuesday Night Black Forest Fire News ConferenceĬitizens can call (719) 444-8300 for information on Black Forest Fire. Some of the home values top $1 million.Ĭathedral Pines, a neighborhood with several pricey homes, is among the areas evacuated because of the blaze. Copter4 video over the Black Forest Fire showed large homes in the Black Forest Regional Park area of El Paso County burning to the ground amid large plumes of smoke that was visible for miles around.
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