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A fast-moving wildfire along the Bridger-Teton National Forest road to Green River Lakes exploded to 600 acres in about four hours Thursday, closing the road and forcing the evacuation of campers in the area.

First reported at 2:16 p.m. Thursday, the Dollar Lake Fire quickly sent up a thick column of smoke. Sublette County emergency managers issued an emergency notice within an hour of the fire’s detection.

“If you are in the area please evacuate immediately,” the notice read.

“I just see a whole slew of vehicles coming down the road — campers with canoes, bicycles.”

Dollar Lake is about eight miles north of the community of Kendall. The evacua

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