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Charred ground butts up to unburnt vegetation in a ravine as air support drops water on the Goltra fire as it burns near tunnel 1 on U.S. 6 in Clear Creek Canyon on Wednsday, Aug. 21, 2024. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
Charred ground butts up to unburnt vegetation in a ravine as air support drops water on the Goltra fire as it burns near tunnel 1 on U.S. 6 in Clear Creek Canyon on Wednsday, Aug. 21, 2024. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 10: Denver Post reporter Katie Langford. (Photo By Patrick Traylor/The Denver Post)
UPDATED:

The lightning-sparked Goltra fire burning on 205 acres in Clear Creek Canyon near Golden is 100% contained, Jefferson County officials announced Thursday.

U.S. 6 through Clear Creek Canyon will reopen around 5 p.m. after crews wrap up final fire operations, the sheriff’s office said in a post on X.

The fire did not threaten any structures or cause any evacuations, burning across steep, rocky terrain near the first tunnel in the canyon.

This is a developing story and may be updated. 


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