Fire pushes evacuations in Ouray County, closes part of Hwy 550
Evacuations have been ordered for parts of Ouray County because of a fast-moving fire that broke out Saturday, June 27, and as of 9:30 p.m., U.S. 550 was closed between Ouray and Whispering Pines.
The Gold Mountain Fire began below Gold Mountain Ranch Saturday evening, near the Bachelor Syracuse Mine Tour area, off of County Road 14. Ouray County Sheriff's Office and Ouray County Emergency Management said at the time that a tree had fallen on a powerline.
