Multiple fire crews responded to a suspicious structure fire Tuesday in south Cortez.
The fire occurred in a vacant building that was boarded up on the southwest corner of East Seventh Street and Sout.
Rainstorms are helping to ease wildfire danger in Montezuma County, but overall fire danger is still high, and lightning strikes continue to start fires in the region.
The largest is the 23-acre Long .
Emergency crews responded to a house fire Sunday morning on Road 29.1 east of Cortez.
The two residents escaped unharmed, but two dogs died in the blaze, said Battalion Chief Charlie Borden of the Cor.
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