The Alexander Mountain Fire, west of Loveland, had
burned 5,080 acres with zero percent containment by 8:30 pm on Tuesday, July 30, prompting
evacuation orders.Officials said the Stone Canyon Fire, burning slightly farther south on the Front Range, had burned 1,320 acres by 9:00 pm the same day.Video here shows the growth of the Alexander Mountain Fire on July29-30. Credit:
CSU/
CIRA &
NOAA via Storyful