Information is continuing to be released from state agencies after several wildfires across Colorado caused evacuations and pre-evacuations after growing in size.

The fires, which were sparked by lightning this weekend, are expected to continue as hot, dry conditions persist.

The fire — called the Twelve fire on the Bureau of Land Management’s fire dashboard — burned across 1,000 acres over the course of five hours Wednesday after sparking in Moffat County near Elk Springs,