Two lightning-sparked wildfires burning near Meeker in Rio Blanco County had scorched 45,000 acres and 14,250 acres, respectively, as of Wednesday evening, fire officials said.

The Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office in western Colorado has issued evacuation orders for two wildfires burning in the area. One fire, named the Elk Fire, has burned about 3,000 acres in the Oak Ridge area about 10 miles east of Meeker,