Evacuation orders have been issued near Colorado City due to a wildfire that was first reported Wednesday around 3:30 p.m.
Mandatory evacuations are in place in for residents in the area half a mile west of Crow Cutoff Road and northeast of Bodurant Road, per the Pueblo County sheriff's office.
A reception center for those who have been evacuated is open at the Pueblo County Parks and Recreation building at 1650 Cooper Place.
The fire, dubbed the Sikes Ranch Fire, is burning just east of the Aspen Acres burn area and north of Colorado City in Pueblo County. Officials said it was burning about 3 acres around 3:30 p.m.
Information on the origin and cause has not been released.
This is a developing story and will be updated as we learn more
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