MONTROSE COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) - A wildfire burning in western Colorado continues to grow after forcing nearby homes and a national park to evacuate. As of Tuesday morning, the South Rim Fire remains 0 percent contained and has grown to 3,988 acres.

Montrose residents meet with officials for a Public meeting; Montrose School District provides space for the Incident Command Center.

Crews are fighting five western slope blazes, including one at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. See the latest map of the Colorado fires.

“Several other wildfires are still active in Colorado, including the Sowbelly Fire in the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area, the South Rim Fire in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and wildfires in Mesa County,” the outlet reported.

A wildfire in western Colorado more than quadrupled in size overnight, quickly becoming the largest blaze burning in the state. The Turner Gulch Fire burning about 8 miles northeast of Gateway ballooned from 1,

With large wildfires continuing to burn in Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis on Sunday issued a disaster declaration for fires burning in Montrose, Delta, and Mesa counties. More than a dozen wildfires were burning on

We are continuing to track the fires all across western Colorado, with the South Rim Fire within the Black Canyon of the Gunnison seeing over 1,600 acres burned as of midnight this morning.