More than 500 homes are under evacuation or pre-evacuation notice as a wildfire burns near Silverthorne, and officials said the fire was an estimated 85-100 acres in size as it moved to the south during a rain storm Tuesday afternoon.
The White River National Forest said shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday that winds that accompanied the storm had caused the fire to spread south, though the rain helped reduce fire behavior, and grounded aircraft. Fire officials said during a Tuesday evening press conference they are not seeing containment on the fire at this time, but the rain has helped.
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