New mandatory evacuations were ordered in the Lee fire late Friday night and early Saturday morning as the blaze grew nearly 30,000 acres on Colorado’s Western Slope near Meeker.

According to the National Interagency Fire Center, the Lee Fire had grown to approximately 92,047 acres and is 6% contained on Saturday. The fire has caused road closures and evacuations in Rio Blanco and Garfield Counties.

The Lee Fire burning in Western Colorado has begun racing south after winds shifted away from the town of Meeker on Friday, prompting officials to declare new evacuation zones.As of Saturday morning,