Fire burns about 100 acres in Albany County

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) – A forest fire west of Laramie has burned

about 100 acres and forced the evacuation of a subdivision.

     Albany County Sheriff James Pond says the fire was reported

about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday near the community of Fox Park.

     Pond says no structures have burned. He says the fire forced the

evacuation of the Fox Borough subdivision.

     Pond says air tankers from Colorado dropped retardant on the

fire on Tuesday evening. He says the fire is burning in trees

killed by the bark beetle infestation.

     The U.S. Forest Service is coordinating the firefighting effort.

Local fire departments are also providing protection for homes in

the area.