Firefighters Advance Containment on Major Colorado Wildfires

Progress reported in Jefferson, Larimer, Boulder, and Montrose counties as evacuation orders are lifted and investigations continue.

The Quarry Fire in Jefferson County reached 45% containment with no structures damaged and residents beginning to return home.
The Alexander Mountain Fire near Loveland is 74% contained, having destroyed 26 homes and damaged four others.
The Stone Canyon Fire north of Lyons is fully contained, with all evacuation orders lifted and one fatality reported.
The Bucktail Fire in Montrose County has burned 3,738 acres and is 7% contained, with no structures threatened.
Investigations into the causes of the fires are ongoing, with some suspected to be human-caused.