COLORADO SPRINGS — The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) contained two grass fires along I-25 Tuesday afternoon. The first fire was on Woodmen Road, and the second was near the South Nevada Avenue exit.
The #ColoradoSpringsFireDepartment is on scene of two working grass fires.
— CSFD PIO (@CSFDPIO) June 18, 2024
290 E Woodmen
I-25 near the S Nevada exit
PIO responding to Woodmen Road fire
The fire department tells us no pre-evacuation notices were in place for the fire on Woodmen Road. As of 1:00 p.m., the department said the fire is under control.
The other fire near the Martin Luther King Bypass was extinguished around 1:15 p.m. CSFD says the fire was aound 120'X80' in size. There were no impacts to traffic, and no injuries were reported.
No cause has been given for either of the fires, as of this article's last update.
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Tuesday afternoon update on the Oak Ridge Fire
Officials in Pueblo County Tuesday held a press conference where they said the Oak Ridge Fire had grown to a total of 495 acres Tuesday. All evacuation orders remain the same. The fire was first reported on Saturday.
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