UPDATE (6:30 p.m.): A wildfire broke out near Dillon late Monday afternoon sending up a large plume of smoke and causing intermittent power outages, but the weather was favorable and limited its spread to roughly 21 acres.

Firefighters with Lake Dillon Fire-Rescue and the U.S. Forest Service were working to contain the fire from below and planned to hook uphill and wrap around it.

By the evening, two heavy air tankers and a helicopter were repeatedly hammering the blaze with fire retardant slurry and water.

The fire’s growth was limited, but by the evening a hot spot on its northern end had grown significantly.

“It’s definitely growing uphill but is not making any huge runs,” LDFR spokesman Steve Lipsher said on scene. “The weather couldn’t be better in terms of not exacerbating the flames, so we’re fortunate there.”

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Tenderfoot Fire near Dillon spreads to 21 acres (Photo by Hugh Carey Summit Daily)

Tenderfoot Fire near Dillon spreads to 21 acres (Photo by Hugh Carey Summit Daily)