Evacuations have been ordered for a fire near Divide on Monday afternoon

The Teller County Sheriff’s Office said a fire near Divide prompted an evacuation decision and evacuation order.

The following areas are under evacuation orders:

Highland Lakes Branch
Alpine view
Star View Trail
Golden Bell Avenue
A place on Bobrow Lake
Near Bobrow Lake
Aspen country road
Damaged wheel drive
Broken wheel path
The place of the broken wheel
Dear Waywind
Śnieżna Road

The following areas are under an evacuation warning:

The road to Copper Lake
Drive to Lake Bucka

The fire is burning near Beaver Lake Circle, which is located near Blue Mesa Drive northwest of Divide.

This is a developing story. A News5 crew is heading to the scene and will update this web story as we learn more.

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