The Goltra fire, burning on more than 10 acres in Jefferson County, continued to grow overnight Wednesday, shutting down U.S. 6 along Clear Creek Canyon.

Fire officials first reported the lightning-sparked wildfire near Lookout Mountain in Golden around 5 p.m. Tuesday and the flames quickly spread across a “guesstimated” 10 acres, fire officials said.

“Evening down-canyon winds caused some erratic fire behavior, forcing a full closure of U.S. 6 in both directions,” Jefferson County sheriff’s officials said Tuesday night.

The highway is closed in both directions between U.S. 40 and Colorado 93 in Golden, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.

Sheriff’s officials said the fire continued to grow significantly overnight, but a new acreage estimate was not available Wednesday morning.

No evacuations had been ordered as of Wednesday morning, according to county officials.

This is a developing story and may be updated.

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