The containment the Lee fire burning near Meeker dropped Monday as strong winds pushed the flames to consume thousands more acres, according to fire officials.

The Lee Fire near Meeker is now over 113,000 acres, fire maps show, and has surpassed the Spring Creek Fire of 2018 as the state's fifth-largest wildfire. Here are the four largest fires in the state's history.

The Crosho Fire west of Yampa has spread to about 300 acres since Monday evening, according to Routt County Emergency Operations Director David DeMorat. Pre-evacuation orders have been issued for residents bordered by Routt