DENVER ( KDVR ) — The Quarry Fire ignited late Tuesday night in Jefferson County, forcing hundreds to evacuate.
The fire was discovered by a deputy around 9 p.m. along Deer Creek Canyon Road west of Grizzly Drive and as of Wednesday morning was estimated to have grown to 200 acres.
Aircraft pull water from the reservoir at Chatfield State Park to battle the Quarry Fire in Jefferson County on July 31, 2024. The Douglas County Helitack team joins efforts to fight the Quarry Fire on July 21, 2024. (Douglas County Sheriff’s Office) The Douglas County Helitack team joins efforts to fight the Quarry Fire on July 21, 2024. (Douglas County Sheriff’s Office) The Douglas County Helitack team joins efforts to fight the Quarry Fire on July 21, 2024. (Douglas County Sheriff’s Office) Air crews are gathering water from Chatfield Reservoir to fight the Quarry Fire in Jefferson County on July 31, 2024. (Colorado Parks and Wildlife) Air crews are gathering water from Chatfield Reservoir to fight the Quarry Fire in Jefferson County on July 31, 2024. (Colorado Parks and Wildlife) The Douglas County Helitack team joins efforts to fight the Quarry Fire on July 21, 2024. (Douglas County Sheriff’s Office) A wildfire ignited the night of July 30, 2024, along Deer Creek Canyon Road (Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office) Aircraft pull water from the reservoir at Chatfield State Park to battle the Quarry Fire in Jefferson County on July 31, 2024. Aircraft pull water from the reservoir at Chatfield State Park to battle the Quarry Fire in Jefferson County on July 31, 2024. Colorado Parks and Wildlife shared this image of a scooper plane filling with water at Chatfield Reservoir State Park. A wildfire ignited the night of July 30, 2024, along Deer Creek Canyon Road (Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office) A large tanker aircraft flies over the Quarry Fire in Jefferson County on July 31, 2024. A wildfire ignited the night of July 30, 2024, along Deer Creek Canyon Road (Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office) A wildfire ignited the night of July 30, 2024, along Deer Creek Canyon Road (Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office) This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows a color infrared view of the fire line near Big Thompson Road of the Alexander Mountain Fire west of Loveland, Colo., Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (Satellite image ©2024 Maxar Technologies via AP) A large tanker aircraft flies over the Quarry Fire in Jefferson County on July 31, 2024.
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