[UPDATE 10:56 a.m.: Map of New Evacuation Order and Warning Areas] Leaping Almost 15,000 Acres Since Yesterday, the Monument Fire Closes in on 100,000 Acres
Weather conditions supercharged the Monument Fire yesterday. The 2 a.m. mapping flight showed a jump of almost 15,000 acres from roughly the same time the day before–mostly a push to the east (see maps below).
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