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Spring Glade Fire cause revealed

Crews say the Spring Glade Fire was started by hot metal due to mechanical failure in mowing equipment.

Investigators told the Coloradoan, a contractor hit a rock and either that or one of the gearboxes overheating sparked the fire.

The brush fire burned 371 acres between Loveland and Fort Collins.

It’s now 100 percent contained.

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