STERLING, Colo. (AP) - The Latest on a wildfire in northeastern Colorado (all times local):
1:15 p.m.
Firefighters have contained a grass fire that destroyed four homes and left about 200 head of cattle dead on the plains of northeastern Colorado.
Logan County spokeswoman Marilee Johnson says crews completed containment lines around the fire on Wednesday but were still working to extinguish hot spots, including hay bales.
Johnson says no human injuries were reported from the fire.
Ranchers in adjacent Phillips County reported they lost 200 cattle that were either killed by the fire or had to be killed because of their injuries. Authorities were still trying to determine cattle losses in Logan County.
The Colorado Cattlemen’s Association appealed for donations of cash, hay and fencing supplies.
The fire started Monday in Logan County and quickly spread west to Phillips County ahead of gusty winds. The cause is being investigated.
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11:50 a.m.
Firefighters are close to extinguishing a grass fire that has destroyed four homes and killed dozens of cattle on the plains of northeastern Colorado.
Crews hope to have the 50 square mile fire near Haxtun fully contained by the end of Wednesday and are working to put out hay bales, trees and fence posts still burning within the fire zone.
The damage from the fire is still being assessed but officials say about 195 head of cattle died as a result of the fire in Phillips County.
The Colorado Cattlemen’s Association is asking for donations of hay, feed and fencing supplies for ranchers in the region.
The fire started Monday in neighboring Logan County and quickly spread in gusty winds. The cause is being investigated.
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