A Colorado prison was evacuated due to a fast-growing wildfire that’s already one of the largest in state history, officials said.

Close to 180 inmates were evacuated from their correctional facility in Rifle after the threat from a nearby wildfire grew too

A fast-growing wildfire in Colorado has forced the evacuation and relocation of over 179 inmates from the Rifle Correctional Center to the Buena Vista Correctional Complex. No injuries were reported,