Wildfire smoke covers Colorado skies

PUEBLO, Colo. (CBS, KYMA) - An explosive wildfire ignited in south-central Colorado Monday, adding to the growing list of wildfires burning across the state this summer.

The Aspen Acres Fire quickly ballooned in size over the span of just 24 hours, blazing through 22,827 acres in Pueblo and Custer Counties, as of Tuesday morning, the Colorado Incident Management Team (CIMT) said.

The towns of Beulah and Rye in Pueblo County were evacuated on Monday and remained under mandatory evacuation on Tuesday, according to local news reports.

Footage filmed by X user @ZCReleford from Pueblo shows smoke from the Aspen Acres Fire, covering the sky.

"View from Belmont in Pueblo. Clear blue skies to the north, apocalyptic smoke to the south," he wrote.

According to the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office, winds up to 100 mph were aiding the fire's spread and making air support unavailable.