Thursday, June 13, 9:30 a.m.: The Interlaken Fire that has so far burned hundreds of acres near a historic landmark at Twin Lakes was caused by a campfire that was not properly extinguished, according to the.
Heavy smoke triggered air quality alerts for Lake and Chaffee Counties as a new pre-evacuation notices were in place for a wildfire burning near Twin Lakes on Wednesday.
The Interlaken fire burning near Twin Lakes Reservoir south of Leadville grew to 443 acres on Wednesday with no containment, the U.S. Forest Service said in a news release.