Overview
- Sterling Fire Department issued evacuation orders just before 2 p.m. local time, telling Padroni residents to leave immediately.
- The fire started in a grassy area along State Highway 113 near milemarker 12, according to local fire officials.
- Colorado 113 is closed in both directions from County Road 56 to County Road 74 in Peetz, covering milemarkers 9 through 16, the state transportation agency reported at 2:35 p.m.
- Padroni is a rural community of roughly two dozen people located just over 11 miles north of Sterling in Logan County.
- Evacuation orders and the highway closure remained in effect Wednesday afternoon as authorities managed the response and issued updates.