Spring Creek fire grows to more than 3,000 acres in western Colorado, burning into White River National Forest

DENVER — A fast-moving wildfire in western Colorado south of Parachute expanded to more than 3,000 acres Tuesday amid increasing winds, spreading into the White River National Forest and kicking out plumes of brown smoke as firefighters mobilized to try to stop it.

This Spring Creek fire, which started over the weekend, has spread rapidly across private land in Garfield County and into the forest, according to bulletins, a map and U.S. Forest Service officials coordinating suppression.

The cause wasn’t clear.