Tag: brush fire
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New wildfire in southeast Colorado: Broce fire in Las Animas County reaches 400 acres
A new wildfire in southern Colorado had reached an estimated 400 acres Monday night, according to Las Animas County officials. The blaze, called the Broce fire, is burning north of the town of Kim and west of Colorado 109. Kim is about 165 miles southeast of Colorado Springs, near the Colorado-New Mexico-Oklahoma border. The Kim…
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All flames extinguished after fires ignited along I-25 in Pueblo County
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fire crews have extinguished four brush fires along a mile and a half stretch on the west side of Interstate 25 from mile markers 86 to 88, according to Facebook posts by the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office. The fires ranged in size from a half…
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Grass fire in Colorado Springs forces closure of street on a red flag warning day
Galley Road was closed Monday while the Colorado Springs Fire Department responded to a grass fire, according to a social media post. The Fire Department said on X at about noon that all lanes of Galley were closed near Circle Drive, on the city’s east side. By 1:45 p.m. traffic had reopened in the area…
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Fire east of Colorado Springs Airport declared 100% contained
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The grass fire that burned more than 640 acres east of the Colorado Springs Airport and Peterson Space Force Base on Sunday and Monday has been declared 100% contained. The Colorado Springs Fire Department announced full containment via a social media post around 12:30 p.m.…
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Fire east of Colorado Springs Airport declared 100% contained
The grass fire that burned more than 640 acres east of the Colorado Springs Airport and Peterson Space Force Base on Sunday and Monday has been declared 100% contained. The Colorado Springs Fire Department announced full containment via a social media post around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. “Again we want to thank all of our regional…
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Brush fire near Garden of the Gods caused by cigarette, officials say
A brush fire southeast of the Garden of the Gods that broke out Wednesday evening and threatened homes was caused by the “careless disposal of a cigarette,” according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department. The fire was reported at about 4:20 p.m., according to fire department spokesman Mike Smaldino. As of 5 p.m. the Colorado…