About 140 miles west, the South Rim fire burning in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park grew to 1,640 acres and forced mandatory evacuations in Montrose County on Friday night.

Visitors and staff at two national parks in the U.S. West have been evacuated because of wildfires. Gunnison National Park, about 260 miles (418 kilometers) southwest of Denver, closed Thursday morning after lighting sparked blazes on both the North Rim and South Rim of the Black Canyon,

Visitors and staff at two national parks in the U.S. West have been evacuated because of wildfires. Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, about 260 miles (418 kilometers) southwest of Denver, closed Thursday morning after lighting sparked blazes on both rims,

Multiple aircraft are fighting the fire and a federal incident management team is set to take command of the fire first thing Friday, emergency officials said.

Firefighters continue to battle the South Rim fire in the Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park Saturday, as the blaze burned over 1,000 acres overnight, leading to evacuations for nearby neighborhoods.

Officials announced Saturday morning that the South Rim Fire has grown to 2,896 acres with 0% containment.Montrose County evacuated the community of Bostwick Park on Friday after activity increased on the western flank and southeast section of the fire edge.