A map of the horseshoe-shaped Sunrise Fire burning east of Superior shows stages of the fire. Red is where the fire is most actively burning, yellow are areas of less activity. (Kathleen Woodford/Mineral Independent).
August 1, 2017
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August 1, 2017 10:47 p.m.
Evacuations ordered for Sunrise Fire
An eerie orange glow crept between the summer sun and a dark plume of smoke on Quartz Loop Road late Wednesday afternoon on July 26. It left a feeling of impending doom as the column of smoke rose higher into the hazy sky. Forest Service crews cast a wary eye toward the ridge overlooking Meadow Creek Road, on the east side of the Sunrise Fire. A horse-shoe shaped fire which had been burning in the area since Sunday, July 16.