NEW : The amount of fire activity in the big timber on the western perimeter was not as extreme , '' fire information officer Brett Haberstick said , according to CNN affiliate KCNC . Colorado 's High Park Fire consumes 59,500 acres and is 50 % contained . A North Carolina wildfire scorches 21,248 acres and is 20 % contained . Score: 7
NEW : Colorado 's High Park Fire consumes 59,500 acres and is 50 % contained . A North Carolina wildfire scorches 21,248 acres and is 20 % contained . Score: 7