Dozens of Denver, Colorado, homes were . The Lime Gulch Fire, which started in Pike National Forest, is estimated to be roughly 500 acres in size, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
“The good news is, it’s a very sparsely populated area as far as houses go,” County Sherrif Ted Mink
So far over 100 people have left their homes, with no injuries. 鈥淚 grabbed a laundry basket and just threw stuff in it,鈥 said evacuee Karalyn Pytel. 鈥淚 don’t even know what clothes they are.”
According to Mink, the fire may have been sparked by a lightning strike late Tuesday, before high winds whipped it into an inferno on Wednesday. The U.S. Air Force Reserve has dispatched two C-130s to help combat the blaze.