MESA COUNTY, Colo. — A fire burning southeast of Grand Junction Tuesday afternoon has been contained and evacuations have been lifted, per the Grand Junction Fire Department.
Evacuations had been issued for those in a one-mile radius of the fire at 7803 Reeder Mesa Road.
"Several structures are involved, and the fire is spreading," a post from Grand Junction Fire Department said earlier in the afternoon.
The Mesa County Fire Authority, Central Orchard Mesa Fire, East Orchard Mesa Fire, Palisade Fire Department, Mesa County Sheriff’s Office Wildland Fire Team, and the Bureau of Land Management as well as a fire-fighting aircraft responded, according to officials.
This is a developing story that may be updated.
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