No Injuries Reported After Driver Crashes Into Freakys Store In ParkerNo one was injured on Tuesday night after a driver crashed into the Freakys store in Parker. More Avalanche, Nuggets Fans Can Attend Playoffs At Ball Arena, Capacity Increased To 10,500More fans can head to Ball Arena for the Colorado Avalanche and Denver Nuggets playoff games. Capacity has been increased to 10,500 fans. After Scoring Barrage By Damian Lillard, Aaron Gordon Told Denver Nuggets Coaches At Halftime 'I Got Him'The Nuggets had a problem: they had no answer for the barrage of shots Damian Lillard was making. It wasn't until Aaron Gordon spoke up at halftime that things changed. Michael Porter Jr. Comes in Third In Voting For NBA's Most Improved AwardDenver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. came in third in voting for the NBA's Most Improved Award. WATCH: Shaq Tries To Address Nikola Jokic In Serbian During Postgame InterviewThe Inside The NBA analyst took a shot at congratulating Jokic in his native language. It had mixed results. 'Numbers Don't Lie': Former Denver Nugget Star Fat Lever Pulls For Nikola Jokic As MVPNikola Jokic is one of three finalists for the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award.<doc-sep>A firefighter lost his home in the Lake Christine Fire which is burning near Basalt. BASALT - Three homes have been destroyed by the Lake Christine Fire, which grew significantly on Thursday due to erratic winds and extremely dry fuels, according to a Facebook post from the Eagle County Sheriff's Office. The fire grew 5,263 acres as of Thursday night and was still zero percent contained according to the sheriff's office.' The video below shows just how close the fire got to El Jebel. Can't see the video click here One of the three homes destroyed belonged to a firefighter who was fighting the fire. Another was being rented by his brother. “Cleave's house burned to the ground. There is nothing left of it," said his mom Bonnie Williams. "His wife and son got out safe. They did not get much of their valuables but my other son Quint Williams lost his rental house. Out of the three houses lost two of my sons lost homes.” Crews worked overnight Wednesday and were able to protect over 100 homes. Anyone wishing to help support those impacted by the fire can visit the Aspen Community Foundation website. They have a link set up for donations. The Northern Rockies Incident Management Team took over management of the fire Thursday morning and will coordinate with Eagle County Emergency Operations Center, the Eagle County Sheriff’s office, and all other cooperating agencies. As of 7 p.m. on Friday, evacuation orders for areas north of Highway 82 and west of El Jebel road were lifted. The voluntary evacuation ordered of the Missouri Heights area in Garfield County was also lifted on Friday morning. Mandatory evacuation orders were issued early Thursday morning. Just before 1 a.m. residents in the Missouri Heights in Eagle County were told to leave their homes immediately. A shelter was set up at Roaring Fork High School, 2270 Hwy 133 in Carbondale, according to a Facebook post from Pitkin County Sheriff's office. Basalt High School, 600 Southside Drive, is also open as a shelter for evacuees. On Friday morning, the Garfield County sheriff's office announced that evacuation orders for residents in the Missouri Heights area of that county were lifted. It is important to note that the mandatory evacuation for Missouri Heights in Eagle County is still in full effect. The area road closures will move to the County line between Eagle and Garfield County at Heather and Fender Lane. The area will be re-opened to residents effective immediately. Those returning home are urged to be ready to leave again at a moment's notice and to make sure they're set up to receive emergency alerts. An interactive map has been set up to show the size of the fire, road closures and other essential information. Mandatory Evacuation orders have been issued for the Kings Row area and south to Highway 82. according to the Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District. The Garfield County Fairgrounds in Rifle can accommodate large animals for evacuees. People can show up and put the animals into available stalls or pens, according to the Eagle County Sheriff's Office. The entire fairgrounds will be unlocked for animals to come to the fairgrounds. The fire was reportedly started by people shooting tracer rounds - despite a Stage 2 fire ban in the county that bans that type of ammunition. According to Carbondale Fire, the pair suspects have been issued a court summons in lieu of arrests and have been charged with shooting tracer rounds. Firefighters from the Basalt and Rural Fire Protection District were paged to the Lake Christine shooting range Tuesday night and found a wildfire burning up a hillside on the north end of the range, Carbondale Fire said in a news release. The Lake Christine Fire forced the evacuations of homes along Original Road, Silverado Drive, Hillcrest Drive and the Pineridge area, according to a news release from Carbondale Fire. Urgent evacuation notices were put out Wednesday night for the El Jebel Mobile Home Park and the condos above, the Eagle County Sheriff's Office said on Twitter. Evacuation notices were also issued Wednesday afternoon for Homestead Trailer Park, the Wilds (Promontory and Wildsprings) Ridge Road, Pinion and Cedar Drive. Residents who have not evacuated are being warned about potentially lengthy power outages because power supplies are threatened by the fire. In a Facebook post the San Isabel Electric Association said it was assessing the damage from the fire. Its radio tower, which was located on La Veta pass was destroyed. FEMA has authorized funds to help with firefighting costs, the federal agency announced in a news release. The authorization means that FEMA funding is available to pay for 75 percent of the state's "eligible firefighting costs under an approved grant to managing, mitigating and controlling designated fires." FEMA makes clear in the release that the money is not meant to provide assistance to any individual home or business owners.<doc-sep>Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.<doc-sep>
EAGLE COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – The Lake Christine Fire burning west of the Basalt gun range in Eagle County has burned at least 2,377 acres and was zero percent contained as of Wednesday. More evacuations were ordered Wednesday afternoon. Mandatory evacuations were ordered for more neighborhoods at 1 p.m. Wednesday, including Homestead Trailer Park, the Wilds (Promontory and Wildsprings) Ridge Road, Pinion and Cedar Drive. A total of 500 homes are under mandatory evacuation orders. Mandatory evacuations are still in place for Original Road, Silverado Dr, Hillcrest Drive, Sagewood and the Pineridge area. The evacuation center is at Basalt High School. New mandatory evacuations were ordered for the El Jebel trailer park and the condos above them. Those residents are told to go to Basalt High School. Mandatory evacuation orders now for the Hillcrest and Silverado subdivisions in Basalt. Expect delays on Highway 82 near milepost 21. If you have to pass through the area please do not stop to take photos / etc as it is currently hindering operations. pic.twitter.com/OTIxJR9AO0 — CSP Eagle (@CSP_Eagle) July 4, 2018 The following areas are under a pre-evacuation notice: Homestead, Sopris, Spur, Tucker Hillside Curtis, Longhorn and all addresses on N side of Midland Ave. Big and Little Pinyon areas, Sagewood area and the area around the Church of Christ. The Red Cross opened an evacuation center at Basalt High School at 600 Southside Drive in Basalt. White River National Forest officials have now closed Basalt Mountain, the Cattle Creek area, which includes all of the single-track trails within the Cattle Creek Area, Sawmill Gulch area, the Seven Castles area including Otto Creek and Downey Creek, and all hiking, biking and motorcycle trails between Basalt Mountain and Cottonwood Pass. LINK: Lake Christine Fire Info Frying Pan Road is still open; however residents are asked to be prepared to evacuate if necessary. Tuesday evening, two helicopters were gathering water from the Roaring Fork River west of downtown Basalt. Two Rivers Road is closed in both directions, according to a Pitkin County alert. Officials say the fire was caused by people at a shooting range. The suspects are known and have been issued a summons “in lieu of arrest by the Eagle County Sheriff’s Department,” according to the sheriff. On Wednesday night, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Lake Christine Fire. Wildfire Resources – Visit CBSDenver.com’s Living With Wildfire section. Wildfire Photo Galleries – See images from the most destructive wildfires (Black Forest, Waldo Canyon, High Park and Fourmile), the deadliest (Storm King) and largest wildfire (Hayman) in Colorado history.