The Teller County wildfire burning on nearly 100 acres near Cedar Mountain is 5% contained, fire officials said Tuesday. Fire officials said the person-started Highland Lakes fire has destroyed at least one home and evacuated roughly 700 others. “We feel comfortable that we actually have the start of good containment, but today, because of the fire conditions, we’re going to be very aggressive,” Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell said in a Tuesday morning briefing. The person who started the fire faces felony arson charges and the fire is under active criminal investigation, Mikesell said. No other details about the investigation were available Tuesday morning. Mikesell said the Highland Lakes fire is one of the most aggressive he’s seen during his time as sheriff due to it being located in the middle of a subdivision, driven by strong winds and fueled by lots of grass from a wet spring. He said the flames quickly spread from the grasses to trees Monday. Fire crews were working until midnight Monday to protect Teller County homes and establish containment lines, Mikesell said. He said the early morning rain slowed down the flames and allowed crews to reach 5% containment, but crews still expect the fire to grow on Tuesday. “Our winds are already starting to come in and dry out the little bit of rain,” Mikesell said. Strong winds of up to 60 mph forecast for Tuesday afternoon could rekindle the slowed flames, especially when paired with the low humidity expected ahead of Wednesday’s storms, according to the National Weather Service. Mikesell said the area around the fire is expected to see sustained winds, instead of infrequent wind gusts, of 50 to 55 mph Tuesday. The Highland Lakes fire started Monday afternoon and quickly grew, charring 98 acres — about the size of 75 football fields — by Tuesday morning, fire officials with the Teller County Sheriff’s Office said. One home was destroyed Monday and county officials are “dealing with the possibility we might lose more,” Mikesell said. No additional homes were lost overnight and no injuries have been reported as of Tuesday afternoon. Teller County officials declared a disaster emergency late Monday night and said Tuesday that state resources and more than 100 firefighters from nearly a dozen local agencies are battling the fire. Air tankers, helicopters and bulldozers have all been sent to fight the flames and help build containment lines, Mikesell said. Evacuated areas include Cedar Mountain Road north to Golden Bell, Wayward Wind, Snowhill, Aspen Village, Broken Wheel, Alpine View, Beaver Lake Circle, Golden Bell Lane, Beaver Lake Place and Star View Trail, according to Teller County sheriff’s officials. County Road 511 and County Road 51 are both closed between County Road 5 and County Road 512 for fire operations, sheriff’s officials said. A shelter for people displaced by the fire is set up at Woodland Park Community Church, 800 Valley View Drive in Woodland Park. Related Articles Colorado News | Grand Junction teen hospitalized with kidney failure linked to E. coli after eating McDonald’s Quarter Pounder Colorado News | Fatal Thornton crash, car fire caused by speeding driver, rear-end collision, police say Colorado News | Colorado weather: How much snow will Denver, the mountains get? Colorado News | DPS superintendent offers scant details on Denver school closures as release of list nears Colorado News | Hotel restaurants are no longer the ugly ducking of the culinary world Residents who need to be escorted to their homes to retrieve critical medicines should call Teller County Dispatch at 719-687-9652 to schedule an escort, sheriff’s officials said. Residents with displaced animals can take their smaller pets to the Teller County Regional Animal Shelter and larger animals, like horses, to the fairgrounds in Cripple Creek. This is a developing story and will be updated.  Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter.