UPDATED: Rain slows Gatlin Gulch Fire, two new fires reported

UPDATE, 2:35 p.m. Aug. 2: 

Brief but heavy rainfall on Monday slowed progress of the Gatlin Gulch Fire about 5 miles southwest of Boulder, and crews are responding to new fires likely sparked by lightning from the storm system that brought the rain.

According to Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest Public Affairs Officer Catherine McRae, the area around the Gatlin Gulch Fire received about .02 inches of moisture.