Grass Fire 100 Percent Contained
COLORADO SPRINGS – A grass fire in West Colorado Springs is now 100 percent contained.
The fire burned an open area south of Fillmore Street and west of Chestnut.Homes were threatened for time, but fire crews prevented flames from reaching any homes. Firefighters estimate the fire burned about one-and-a-half acres.
The School District 11 records staff voluntarily evacuated the former Pike Elementary School for a short time. There are no studentsat the formerschool.
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