FIRE PERSONNEL CONTINUE THEIR EFFORTS TO CONTROL THE HIGHLAND LAKES FIRE IN TELLER COUNTY. IT BROKE OUT MONDAY AFTERNOON IN THE HIGHLAND LAKES SUBDIVISION JUST NORTHWEST OF THE TOWN OF DIVIDE. HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW-THE FIRE IS AT 98 ACRES WITH 0% CONTAINMENT. TELLER COUNTY SHERIFF JASON MIKESELL AT A MONDAY NIGHT PRESS CONFERENCE
THE FIRE IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN HUMAN CAUSED AND MIKESELL SAYS THEY ARE CONSIDERING CRIMINAL CHARGES, BUT NO OTHER SPECIFICS ON ITS ORIGIN HAVE BEEN RELEASED. MORE THAN 700 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EVACUATED. 1 HOME HAS BEEN DESTROYED. BELOW IS AN UPDATED EVACUTAION MAP FROM THE TELLER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE:
