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8 p.m.: All mandatory evacuations have been lifted in the Lake Christine Fire burning near Basalt, the Eagle County Sheriff's Office says.
#LakeChristineFire Update: All mandatory evacs have been lifted. All residents on Cedar Dr can go home tonight. Checkpoints will remain in place thru the night and will require re-entry tags or ID. All... https://t.co/31RgMSsX9b
— CO Wildfire Info (@COWildfireInfo) July 12, 2018
3:28 p.m.: Three units and 10 firefighters are still on the scene, according to Carlos Briano with Adams County Fire Rescue. They are working to clear up the scene. A post-incident press release is coming shortly.
3:00 p.m.: Watch live coverage of the the Tom Bay Fire in the player below:
2:54 p.m.: Authorities have issued a mandatory evacuation notice to residents near the Tom Bay Fire, burning south of Aurora in rural Arapahoe County. The evacuation area incudes homes in a 1/4 mile radius from 5400 block of S. Tom Bay Court.
Fire will be called #TomBayFire pic.twitter.com/ThObylUDDJ
— Arapahoe Sheriff (@ArapahoeSO) July 11, 2018
2:04 p.m.: Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office says a grass fire has closed down South Tom Bay Road at E. Quincy Avenue. Structures are threatened and evacuations are in progress. Bennett Fire Department and South Metro Fire Rescue is responding. Click here for video from the helicopter.