“That would be quite a big fire,” he said. “but I’m not going to rule anything out of possibility. I don’t think it will get out there, but 70 mph winds is a lot of winds.”
Due to #MullenFire_WY evacuations, the following highways are closed:
WYO 11 between the WYO 130 interchange and the town of Albany.
WYO 230 between the Colorado state line and Woods Landing
More information about evacuations can be found here: https://t.co/vzXSalsH1U #wyoroad pic.twitter.com/owcis6EKHG— WYDOT District 1 (@wydot1) September 26, 2020
The winds pushed the fire to the east and forced authorities to suspend aerial firefighting operations on Friday afternoon. Powerful winds continued overnight Friday, causing extreme fire behavior, the statement read. By Saturday morning, the fire’s front was one mile north of Fox Park, extending east to just south of Lake Owen.
“The subdivisions of Keystone and Lake Creek were impacted by the fire,” the statement said. “Firefighters were able to…
