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The cause of the fire remains unknown.

A Wyoming Type 3 team assumed command of the fire Wednesday.

President Moon Jae-in of South Korea is warning his country is at a turning point in containment efforts.

Seven structures have been lost in the fire, which is listed at 19,525 acres and is 24 percent contained.

The Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team Black says the Badger Creek Fire has grown to 14,960 acres, with no containment.

The Pole Creek Fire was first reported Friday and burned about 3,000 acres over the weekend.

Firefighting operations will continue at the Sheepherder Hill fire complex Thursday. Fire officials say the Sheepherder Hill fire is burning at about 15,500 acres and is 50 percent contained. The smaller Elkhorn fire, which is burning north of the Sheepherder Hill blaze, is 100 percent contained...

The Sheepherder Hill fire grew to just under 16,000 acres Tuesday night. The fire is 10 percent contained. Officials say firefighters are making headway and expect to have the fire fully contained by Saturday. However, fire information officer Neal Kephart says there’s a big difference between a fully-contained fire and an extinguished fire...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Firefighters are working to secure containment lines around a 6,000-acre wildfire burning in the Medicine Bow National Forest. Rain helped slow the growth of the Cow Camp fire on Thursday but extremely high winds could move in Saturday...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Firefighters are mopping up a wildfire that scorched about 12 square miles in northern Colorado. The U.S. Forest Service says the fire is 94 percent contained, with a few smoldering hot spots. Officials say it could be fully contained on Tuesday...