COLORADO SPRINGS — The El Paso County Sheriff's Office lifted mandatory evacuation orders for residents living on Preble Drive and Boreal Driver in Cimarron Hills as firefighters worked to douse a 6-acre grassfire nearby.
Earlier in the day, a pre-evacuation warning was sent to the cell phones of residents living within a two-mile radius of Peterson Road and Galley Road. That warning was allowed to expire.
Approximately 30 homes were threatened by the fire which is burning in an open space near the East Fork of Sand Creek, near the intersection of Highway 24 and Highway 94.
Crews stayed on the scene overnight to monitor the fire which is now 90% contained.
The Cimarron Hills Fire Department worked the fire with the assistance of the Falcon Fire Department, Colorado Springs Fire Department, and several other agencies.
Cimarron Hills Fire Department confirmed with News5 that on Monday the fire is 100% contained and out, there's no word yet on the cause of the fire but investigators have determined the circumstances to be suspicious. The total area burned was 5.4 acres.
No injuries and no property damage occurred during the fire.
Fire weather warnings continued Monday across the region due to high winds, low relative humidity, and dry brush. The First Alert 5 Weather team is tracking at least two more days with high winds and critical to extreme fire danger.
Get your latest First Alert 5 Weather forecast.
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