Fort Carson fire burns 1400 acres, has not crossed over to Midway Ranch

UPDATE 9:00 a.m.: Per Fort Carson, the fire at Range 155 started just after 5 p.m. Wednesday afternoon. It is now 80% contained.

The Hanover Fire Department had crews staged near the fire through El Paso and Pueblo counties if the fire were to jump into their territory.

Chief Carl Tatum said, “right now with heightened awareness after the Carson-Midway fire, we start sending out crews and putting them on observation points like this one from here down to Pueblo county so we can oversee what the fire and stuff is doing.”

The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Another update from Fort Carson is expected in the morning.

UPDATE: A second grass fire to break out on a Fort Carson training range Wednesday has burned 1,400 acres, but the post says a perimeter has been secured. ( PHOTOS )

The fire is on the same range where the Carson Midway fire burned thousands of acres on March 16. A view from our tower camera on Cheyenne Mountain showed the fire’s size Wednesday afternoon. ( MAP )

Firefighters from as far north as Tri-Lakes have been called to assist with the fire.

This is a developing story, check back for updates.

Earlier

A small brush fire burned on a Fort Carson training range, sending up smoke visible to residents in Colorado Springs Wednesday.

The post confirmed to KRDO the fire has been contained downrange near the Pueblo County line. It grew to about 50 acres in size.

A second brush fire started further south around 5 p.m. but was also quickly contained, according to Fort Carson officials. That fire could be seen close to Pueblo.

Fort Carson Firefighters are working on mopping up the scene.

The post didn’t confirm if live-fire training was taking place Wednesday.

This is a developing story, check back for updates.