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Colorado River Fire Rescue crews arrived on scene Dec. 23 to this a structure fire on CR 311 south of Silt. Courtesy photo
A family and their three dogs are safe after their home south of Silt caught fire, according to Colorado River Fire Rescue.
Around 7:18 p.m. Tuesday night, first responders were called to a structure fire near CR 331 and Chair Bar Road, about four miles directly south of town. Colorado River Fire Rescue Chief Leif Sackett said a neighbor about a mile to the east initially reported the fire.
When CRFR arrived on scene, a large fire had already involved the exterior of the house and was making its way inside, Sackett said. Fire crews immediately attacked the blaze, keeping it from further consuming the interior of the house.