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Updated: 1:24 PM May 11, 2008
Wildfire Burning Near Schriever AFB 100% Contained
A grass fire burning east of Colorado Springs has reportedly destroyed at least 9,000 acres, but Sunday crews have it contained 100 percent.
Posted: 1:08 PM May 10, 2008Reporter: KKTV Email Address: news@kktv11news.com |
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A grass fire burning east of Colorado Springs has reportedly destroyed at least 9,000 acres, but Sunday crews have it contained 100 percent.
Initial reports say the blaze started near Highway 94 and Page Road Saturday around 1 p.m.
An El Paso County spokesperson said that it grew 13 miles from where it started.
The blaze forced crews to shut down Peyton Highway between Highway 94 and Drennan Road, later extending the closure to Squirrel Creek Road.
El Paso County Sheriff's spokesperson Lt. Lari Sevene says a total number of acres burned is unknown at this time, but a Sunday flyover will help crews better determine how large the fire was.
4 structures burned, one of those was a home, according to El Paso County authorities.
150 firefighters and 10 agencies responded to the fire.
Reverse 911 was used, telling residents to evacuate a 12 mile radius in the Ellicott area.
Most of those residents are back in their homes Saturday night.
So far no injuries are reported, and no loss of livestock as of yet.
The initial blaze also sparked a fire within Schriever Air Force Base property.
That fire crossed the perimeter fence line on the northeast side of the installation.
It is reportedly 100 percent contained.
The fire on Schriever Air Force Base burned approximately 600 acres of grassland on the base property.
The fire on the base has been contained by the Schriever AFB Fire Department. There is no impact to the installations mission.
If you have any pictures of the fire please email them to news@kktv.com.
Latest Comments
Anne said need more hydrants nice idea but just not that easy of a thing to do. Remember all of the water out there comes from private wells and the two pipe lines belong to private companies. Who are not about to allow you to just tap into them.
John on hwy 94, tell us about what you saw?? It was so sad to see the fire trucks heading back to Ellicott to have to refill their water..We need more hydrants!
PLEASE KKTV and other stations. PLEAD with these smokers,(which I am one) to STOP tossing their buts out of their cars? My wife and I spent hours evacuating horses from the fire and it was SO SAD that this had to be done AGAIN! I am BEGGING smokers to THINK before they toss out their smokes! We got a call from a friend asking for help. These beautiful animals an their owners are being endangered by careless, thoughtless acts of simply not doing what is right and doing what is just convenient. PEOPLE, PLEASE take care with those cigarette butts!
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