Lightning sparks fire in Dinosaur National Monument

(Photo:  Dinosaur National Monument)
(Photo: Dinosaur National Monument)

 

DINOSAUR NATIONAL MONUMENT – A lightning-sparked blaze has burned just under one square mile in a remote part of Dinosaur National Monument in Northwestern Colorado.

It was first reported Saturday.

Ground crews and a helicopter are battling the flames, and more firefighters and air support have been requested.

No structures or visitors are threatened.

The wildfire is in the Colorado part of the 300-square-mile monument, which straddles the Utah border.