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Wildfires continued burning across Colorado on Saturday, consuming another 41 square miles as firefighters continue facing hot, dry conditions over the Fourth of July weekend. “It’s going to be a very active day today,” Toby Cook, operations section chief on the Ferris fire near Dolores, said in a Saturday morning update. “I’m sure we’ll see a lot of fire behavior again today, it’s just the weather conditions we’re given right now.” The popular tourist attraction Bishop Castle in Rye is still standing, Alaska Complex Incident Management Team spokesperson Al Nash said Saturday afternoon. Fire officials said on Friday the flames from the Aspen Acres fire had come within 200 yards of the hand-built stone structure. Nash said he hopes to have a photo of the building to share soon. …Thousands of Coloradans remain under mandatory evacuation orders and the fires have destroyed an estimated 200 homes.

Additional coverage in the Associated Press: Wildfire southwest of Denver forces thousands to evacuate and destroys more than 160 structures