Firefighters respond to small wildfire in Missouri Heights
Scott Condon/The Aspen Times Fast-acting homeowners got a wildfire under control soon after it was sparked by a lightning strike in Missouri Heights Thursday afternoon, Roaring Fork Fire Rescue Deputy Fire Chief Kevin Issel said Thursday night. The wildfire broke out at about 5:30 p.m. along Wind River Road, a sparsely developed area south of Fender Lane. A thunderstorm was rolling through the area at the time. “The lightning up in Missouri Heights was just crazy,” Issel said. The lightning strike was about 50 yards from a house, he said. The occupants initially saw flames 30 feet in the ...