Firefighters battling multiple wildfires across Colorado’s Western Slope are making gradual progress slowing fire growth and increasing containment, officials said Saturday morning.

The Turner Gulch wildfire near Unaweep Canyon northeast of Gateway is burning about 14,000 acres as of Wednesday afternoon. It is the largest wildfire currently burning in Colorado. The nearby Wright Draw wildfire,

Afternoon thunderstorms on the Western Slope have fanned the flames with gusty winds. Meaningful rain isn’t expected until Friday.