Grass fire caused by crashed drone
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Published: Jan. 26, 2020 at 7:30 PM MST
A small grass fire near New Life Church was sparked by a drone that malfunctioned and crashed into a field.
The fire happened around 4 Sunday afternoon near New Life Drive and Running Water Drive. More than 30 firefighters were called to the scene to put out the blaze.
Nine acres were burned.
The Colorado Springs Fire Department says the fire is now out and no one was injured.
The fire was ruled an accident.
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