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UPDATE: Hunt Fire 10% contained as of Wednesday

The Hunt Fire had burned 2,571 acres in the Piceance Basin area as of press time Wednesday.
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Firefighters from the Northwest Colorado Interagency Fire Management Unit continue to manage the Hunt Fire on Bureau of Land Management land about 26 miles southwest of Meeker in Rio Blanco County. Lightning ignited the fire on Thursday, Sept. 5. It is remotely located, burning in thick brush on ridges and valleys north of the Roan Plateau.