Hunt Fire grows to 2,300 acres

MEEKER | In a press release issued at 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 8 from the Northwest Colorado Fire Management Unit, firefighters continue to manage the Hunt Fire on Bureau of Land Management land about 26 miles southwest of Meeker in Rio Blanco County. The Hunt Fire continued steady growth yesterday, and is now estimated to be 2,300 acres. Lightning ignited the fire on Thursday, Sept. 5. It is remotely located, burning in thick brush on…