A new fire that began in Las Animas County was reported at 6:55 p.m. on Monday and grew to 1,000 acres less than an hour later, according to federal dispatch data.

The reported start, named the Post fire, is within the Hoehne Fire Protection District around 7 miles southeast of Trinidad. No containment was stated in the dispatch data.

It is unclear where the perimeter of the fire is, but the reported coordinates for the fire are near lands under the jurisdiction of the Fishers Peak Fire Protection District.