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UPDATE: Wildfire near Breckenridge neighborhood is contained; officials believe campfire to be the cause (Summit Daily News)

Officials have contained a small wildfire roughly the size of a quarter of an acre that was reported east of Breckenridge in unincorporated Summit County on Sunday, July 7. The fire, which ignited in a clearing along a ridge line overlooking the north side of Breckenridge’s Wellington Neighborhood, was reported shortly before 1 p.m. The fire is believed to have been caused by a campfire that was still active. 

A mountainous landscape with trees, blue sky, and what appears to be smoke rising from a forested area.