Posted on 06/29/2026 7:45:31 PM PDT by Ultra Sonic 007
CUSTER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) - The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) has ordered mandatory evacuations due to the "Aspen Acres" fire, which is approximately 23,000 acres with 0% containment as of 5:24 p.m.
PCSO says that due to 100-mph winds, air support is currently unavailable. Law enforcement says multiple homes have been affected, but an exact number is unavailable at this time.
Officials report that 2,732 households have been asked to evacuate. According to PCSO, around 4,200 people are in the evacuation zone.
Smoke from the fire covers most of Pueblo County and likely will spread across nearby counties east and north.
PCSO says additional resources are on the way as the state has taken over the fire.
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Hope Bishop Castle survives.
fire moving towards Colorado Springs.
It’ll be a problem for Pueblo before it gets close to the Springs.
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