Four wildfires burning in western Colorado have consumed more than 250 square miles, threatened hundreds of homes and forced evacuations, fire officials said.

After a weekend of firefighters battling a growing wildfire, the Lee Fire near Meeker has now burned 137,485 acres. It’s close to becoming the 4th largest in state history, just 275 acres smaller than the historic Hayman Fire in 2002.

This morning, our attention shifts to the largest wildfire in Colorado: the Lee Fire, located approximately 5.5 hours northwest of Colorado Springs. As of today, the fire has consumed around 137,000 acres and is currently reported to be 61% contained,

Overnight rain helped slow the spread of the Elk and Lee fires, giving firefighters an advantage as they worked to reinforce containment lines Saturday morning. The Lee Fire, now at 133,954 acres, is 31%

The largest of several wildfires in northwestern Colorado grew to over 100,000 acres overnight, prompting new evacuations. Fire crews have made some gains in containing the fire, however, going from 0% to 6% containment.

A three-person crew from Colorado Springs Fire Department just returned from a 14-day deployment helping at the Elk and Lee fires on the western side of Colorado.

The Lee Fire grew by nearly 12,000 acres on Thursday amid hot, windy conditions, but fire crews gained ground — pushing containment to 12% as of Friday morning, the highest yet in the fight

Crews continue to make progress on two large wildfires burning in Western Colorado, although fire officials said one continues to be challenging.

Fire crews have started getting a handle on the Lee Fire just as its size approaches the 4th largest wildfire in Colorado history.