A wildfire burns shrub brush near US Hwy 6 around Tunnel 1 in Clear Creek Canyon Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. The wildfire started Tuesday, Aug. 20 from a lightning strike during an afternoon thunderstorm. Jonathan Ingraham [email protected]
An flyover by the state’s Multi-Mission Aircraft Wednesday morning confirms the Goltra Fire, burning in Clear Creek Canyon, is 198 acres in size, according to a social media post from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
Helicopters from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control are making water drops as 65 firefighters on the ground work to contain the blaze.
A wildfire burns shrub brush near US Hwy 6 around Tunnel 1 in Clear Creek Canyon Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. The wildfire started Tuesday, Aug. 20 from a lightning strike during an afternoon thunderstorm.
Jefferson County Police closed off access to Clear Creek Canyon Road near Golden during the Goltra Fire on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
A firefighter sprays water onto a wildfire burning shrub brush near US Hwy 6 around Tunnel 1 in Clear Creek Canyon Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. The wildfire started Tuesday, Aug. 20 from a lightning strike during an afternoon thunderstorm.
Jacki Kelley, Public Information Officer for Jefferson County Sheriff, gives an update on the Goltra Fire near Golden on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Jacki Kelley, Public Information Officer for Jefferson County Sheriff, gives an update on the Goltra Fire near Golden on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Smoke can be seen and a wildfire burns shrub brush on the slopes above US Hwy 6 around Tunnel 1 in Clear Creek Canyon Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. The wildfire started Tuesday, Aug. 20 from a lightning strike during an afternoon thunderstorm.
Hot Spots continue to burn on a ridge near Golden as firefighters combat the 200-acre Goltra Fire on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
The Goltra fire has Highway 6 closed in both directions west of Golden. Travel along Clear Creek Canyon is closed until further notice, according to the Jeffco Sheriff.
The Goltra fire has Highway 6 closed in both directions west of Golden. Travel along Clear Creek Canyon is closed until further notice, according to the Jeffco Sheriff.
A wildfire burns shrub brush near US Hwy 6 around Tunnel 1 in Clear Creek Canyon Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. The wildfire started Tuesday, Aug. 20 from a lightning strike during an afternoon thunderstorm.
Jefferson County Police closed off access to Clear Creek Canyon Road near Golden during the Goltra Fire on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
A firefighter sprays water onto a wildfire burning shrub brush near US Hwy 6 around Tunnel 1 in Clear Creek Canyon Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. The wildfire started Tuesday, Aug. 20 from a lightning strike during an afternoon thunderstorm.
Jacki Kelley, Public Information Officer for Jefferson County Sheriff, gives an update on the Goltra Fire near Golden on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Jacki Kelley, Public Information Officer for Jefferson County Sheriff, gives an update on the Goltra Fire near Golden on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Smoke can be seen and a wildfire burns shrub brush on the slopes above US Hwy 6 around Tunnel 1 in Clear Creek Canyon Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. The wildfire started Tuesday, Aug. 20 from a lightning strike during an afternoon thunderstorm.
Hot Spots continue to burn on a ridge near Golden as firefighters combat the 200-acre Goltra Fire on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
The Goltra fire has Highway 6 closed in both directions west of Golden. Travel along Clear Creek Canyon is closed until further notice, according to the Jeffco Sheriff.
The Goltra fire has Highway 6 closed in both directions west of Golden. Travel along Clear Creek Canyon is closed until further notice, according to the Jeffco Sheriff.
PHOTOS: Goltra Fire burns in Clear Creek Canyon outside Golden, Colorado
The Goltra Fire burning in Clear Creek Canyon grew significantly overnight to more than 200 acres, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. US Hwy 6 was closed beginning Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024 overnight while fire crews worked on fighting the wildfire on the northern slopes of the canyon.
A wildfire burns shrub brush near US Hwy 6 around Tunnel 1 in Clear Creek Canyon Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. The wildfire started Tuesday, Aug. 20 from a lightning strike during an afternoon thunderstorm.
Jefferson County Police closed off access to Clear Creek Canyon Road near Golden during the Goltra Fire on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
A firefighter sprays water onto a wildfire burning shrub brush near US Hwy 6 around Tunnel 1 in Clear Creek Canyon Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. The wildfire started Tuesday, Aug. 20 from a lightning strike during an afternoon thunderstorm.
Jacki Kelley, Public Information Officer for Jefferson County Sheriff, gives an update on the Goltra Fire near Golden on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Jacki Kelley, Public Information Officer for Jefferson County Sheriff, gives an update on the Goltra Fire near Golden on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Smoke can be seen and a wildfire burns shrub brush on the slopes above US Hwy 6 around Tunnel 1 in Clear Creek Canyon Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. The wildfire started Tuesday, Aug. 20 from a lightning strike during an afternoon thunderstorm.
Hot Spots continue to burn on a ridge near Golden as firefighters combat the 200-acre Goltra Fire on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
The Goltra fire has Highway 6 closed in both directions west of Golden. Travel along Clear Creek Canyon is closed until further notice, according to the Jeffco Sheriff.
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The Goltra fire has Highway 6 closed in both directions west of Golden. Travel along Clear Creek Canyon is closed until further notice, according to the Jeffco Sheriff.
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A wildfire burns shrub brush near US Hwy 6 around Tunnel 1 in Clear Creek Canyon Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. The wildfire started Tuesday, Aug. 20 from a lightning strike during an afternoon thunderstorm.
Jefferson County Police closed off access to Clear Creek Canyon Road near Golden during the Goltra Fire on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
A firefighter sprays water onto a wildfire burning shrub brush near US Hwy 6 around Tunnel 1 in Clear Creek Canyon Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. The wildfire started Tuesday, Aug. 20 from a lightning strike during an afternoon thunderstorm.
Jacki Kelley, Public Information Officer for Jefferson County Sheriff, gives an update on the Goltra Fire near Golden on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Jacki Kelley, Public Information Officer for Jefferson County Sheriff, gives an update on the Goltra Fire near Golden on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Smoke can be seen and a wildfire burns shrub brush on the slopes above US Hwy 6 around Tunnel 1 in Clear Creek Canyon Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. The wildfire started Tuesday, Aug. 20 from a lightning strike during an afternoon thunderstorm.
Hot Spots continue to burn on a ridge near Golden as firefighters combat the 200-acre Goltra Fire on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
The Goltra fire has Highway 6 closed in both directions west of Golden. Travel along Clear Creek Canyon is closed until further notice, according to the Jeffco Sheriff.
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The Goltra fire has Highway 6 closed in both directions west of Golden. Travel along Clear Creek Canyon is closed until further notice, according to the Jeffco Sheriff.
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US Highway 6, west of Golden, is closed due to the fire, the Colorado Department of Transportation said. Highway 6 is remains closed in both directions between Colorado Highway 119 and Colorado Highway 93 (Golden), CDOT said.
Jacki Kelley, Public Information Officer for Jefferson County Sheriff, gives an update on the Goltra Fire near Golden on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
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Jacki Kelley, Public Information Officer for Jefferson County Sheriff, gives an update on the Goltra Fire near Golden on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
The fire started Tuesday afternoon and burned about 10 acres in rugged terrain off the highway, the sheriff’s office said.
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The fire is burning north of Highway 6 Tunnel 1, in Clear Creek Canyon north of Lookout Mountain just west of Golden. It appears the fire was caused by a lightning strike Tuesday afternoon, the sheriff’s office and Golden Fire Department said.
It started high on the hill, then burned to the road where it was contained. Firefighters have started backburning to keep it from jumping the road, Kelley said.
Smoke rises from the Gotra fire near US 6 Clear Creek, as seen from Lookout Mountain Road, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024.
