A large wildfire continues to grow outside the famously picturesque mountain town of Ouray. More evacuations were ordered Tuesday afternoon for the Gold Mountain fire, which grew to nearly 17,000 acres of Wednesday evening. The fire is burning largely on public land . The forest…
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