(PUEBLO, Colo.) — A large fire is burning at Lake Minnequa on Pueblo’s south side and emergency crews are asking the public to avoid the area.

The Pueblo Fire Department (PFD) posted about the fire just after 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 23.

PFD said evacuations of neighborhoods nearest the fire have begun, and O’Neil Avenue near the fire has already been evacuated.

PFD said a mutual aid strike team has been ordered. The public is asked to avoid the area as crews respond.