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Hilltop Fire 100% contained

A large cloud of smoke billows up from a hillside
Garfield County Sheriff's Office
The Hilltop Fire broke out Thursday afternoon and grew quickly, forcing evacuations in the Rulison area between Rifle and Parachute.

Updated 9:50 a.m. Monday, June 30

Evacuations were lifted on Saturday night, and firefighters were on scene doing mop up operations.

Updated at 5:30pm Saturday, June 28

According to the National Interagency Fire Center, the Hilltop Fire is now 100% contained. Road closures and evacuation orders remain in place.

Updated 8 a.m. Saturday, June 28

The Hilltop fire is now 326 acres and is 40% contained. Road closures are still in place at County Roads 309 and 320, and at County Roads 320 and 325. Evacuation orders remain in place for residents within one mile of County Road 320 and County 309.

Updated 10:35 p.m.

According to the Garfield County Sheriff's Office, the Hilltop Fire has spread to 376 acres and is 5% contained. Evacuations are expected to remain in place overnight.

Updated 9:15 p.m.

The Glenwood Springs evacuations have been lifted, and residents have been allowed back into their homes.

Updated 8:10 p.m.

A new fire in Glenwood Springs has forced evacuations of all residents of the Altitude Apartment buildings. The Palmer Fire, as it's been labeled, is only about 0.25 acres but is burning at the base of a hillside near Palmer Avenue, a residential area.

Evacuations remain in place for the Hilltop Fire near Rulison, between Rifle and Parachute. That fire has now grown to 376 acres, according to Watch Duty, a wildfire tracking app.

Updated 4:40 p.m.

I-70 westbound lanes reopened near Gypsum, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation, after spot fires shut down the freeway earlier this afternoon.

Updated 3:50 p.m.

According to Watch Duty, a wildfire tracking app, incident command is now referring to this as the "Hilltop Fire."

Updated at 3:37 p.m.

Incident command is evacuating the area of Colorado Highways 309 and 320 due to a vegetation fire. Responding agencies have reported the fire is now 100 acres in size, quickly moving, and they are referring to the blaze as the 320 Fire.

Anyone east of the fire should evacuate to the fairgrounds in Rifle. If west of the fire, evacuate to Cottonwood Park/Parachute Fairgrounds.

A pre-evacuation order is also in effect for anyone more than a mile but less than two miles from the fire.

As of 3:06 p.m., firefighters were requesting an air tanker for the blaze near Rulison between Rifle and Parachute, according to Watch Duty, a wildfire tracking app.

Crews are also responding to four spot fires along I-70 near Gypsum, which has closed I-70 westbound lanes.

Motorists can use Highway 6 as a detour, and eastbound lanes remain open at this time.

This is a breaking news story and will be updated as more information becomes available.