June 11, 2012 11:48 PM UTC

High Park Fire Open Thread

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• by: Colorado Pols

This is becoming a big enough story that we thought you might like a place to comment. Here’s the latest from 9News:

The High Park Fire is now at 36,930 acres and growing significantly, with zero percent containment. Larimer County says 400 personnel are fighting the blaze. Monday afternoon, officials said at least 100 homes have been damaged or destroyed by the fire in the Rist Canyon area.

According to Larimer County, flames lept 15 to 20 feet in the air, with some flames shooting 300 feet into the sky. Very dry brush, timber and grasses are providing the fuel for this fire.

What Larimer County is calling a “very aggressive” and “hard to fight” fire is growing at 20 to 40 feet a minute.