PUEBLO — The Pueblo Fire Department says as of Friday morning a fire burning around Minnequa Lake is now out.
The fire department says crews are remaining on the scene to patrol for hot spots, the department estimates at this time the fire was roughly 20 acres in size.
Fire investigators are working to determine the cause of the fire. There were no injuries or structures lost as a result of this fire.
Firefighters told News5 the fire started around 9:30 P.M. on the south side of Pueblo Thursday night.
The Pueblo County Strike Team was activated, and evacuations were in place for O’Neal Avenue.
They ask that the public avoid the area as they respond to the fire.
PUEBLO WILDFIRE UPDATE: @PFDPIO says all evacuations have been LIFTED. PFD says the fire is 80 percent contained. Crews are still working on finding a cause and how many acres this fire burned. Snow is starting to come down in the area of the fire. @KOAA pic.twitter.com/YO26GhyxrT
— Carl Winder KOAA 🐢 (@CWinderKOAA) November 24, 2023
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