Multiple agencies responded Tuesday to a controlled burn that got out of hand at Westlands, more than 20 miles up County Road 8 in eastern Rio Blanco County.
As of Wednesday morning, the fire had burned between 70 and 100 acres of private and public land and was still uncontained. Cool, rainy weather overnight helped slow the fire’s progress, according to Sheriff Anthony Mazzola. No structures were lost and no injuries reported. A hand crew…