Grass fire burns on Air Force Academy property

A small grass fire burned a rural area of the U.S. Air Force Academy campus and crews were working on extinguishing the flames Monday afternoon.

Smoke from the fire could be seen from Interstate 25 near North Gate. It’s not clear how big the fire is at this time, but it has consumed at least several acres.

Crews with the Colorado Springs Fire Department and other fire departments around El Paso County were called to assist with the containing the fire.

By about 4:40 p.m., CSFD crews began demobilizing from the area as smoke started to thin out. The fire was fully contained by about 6 p.m.

No structures were threatened by the fire.

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