The Lee fire in Rio Blanco County, Colorado west of Meeker had its total-acres-burned downsized below 138,000 acres to 137,758 according to Wednesday's update, making it the fifth largest wildfire in Colorado history, only two acres smaller than the fourth place Hayman fire from 2002.

FDNY Incident Management Team said the reported acreage on the Lee fire needed adjustment back to the original size noted earlier in the week due to improved mapping.

"The earlier increase was due to limitations in the previous data, which temporarily raised the estimate, but with updated mapping complete, the acreage now accurately reflects the true fire size," FDNY officials said.

Containment of the fire stayed at 90% as 211 total personnel work the blaze with 10 engines, two hand crews, two water tender

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