Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp Share via Email Share via SMS Copy LinkTrees are engulfed in flames on a ridgeline just outside of Meeker on Thursday. As of Sunday morning, the Elk and Lee fires surpassed 120,000 acres combined, prompting new evacuation orders. “Damage from these fires and the subsequent flash flooding puts Colorado families, major energy production, and the local economy at risk,” Polis said in a statement. The nearby Elk Fire was also sparked by lightning around the same time and grew to about 14,500 acres. “Without additional support, residents could face increased electricity costs, oil and gas production could slow, and important habitat and grazing lands could be lost.”