<br /> <p>The Spring Fire blaze stood at almost 24,000 acres by the morning of Friday, June 29, with no containment, officials reported</a>. The blaze was 4,000 acres</a> on June 28.</p><p>This video is a timelapse of the fire on Thursday, June 28. Sanchez Jarad told Storyful he took the video in the Sangre de Cristo Mountain range, which is near Fort Garland, Colorado.</p><p>The fire started in Costilla County on June 27 and immediately prompted almost 400 evacuations in Forbes Park, Colorado, according to local news reports</a>. Evacuations have been ordered</a> for Forbes Park and Wagon Creek Estates in Costilla County, and Tres Valles subdivision in Huerfano County.</p><p>Firefighters said</a> during a news conference on June 28 that they will be “chasing” the wildfire instead of battling it due to weather conditions. The National Weather Service issued</a> critical fire conditions across the state, as well as red flag warnings for most of western and central Colorado.</p><p>Portions of US Highway 160 were closed</a> due to the fire. The Costilla County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that structures were lot, but did not give exact numbers at the time, according to local news reports</a>. Credit: Sanchez Jarad via Storyful</p><br />
