Firefighters contain grass fire near Fillmore Street hill in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- The Colorado Springs Fire Department responded to reports of a small grass/bush fire on Thursday just south of the Veterans Administration Building off Fillmore and Centennial.
As of 3:58 p.m., CSFD reports the grass fire was contained. It grew between 1.5 and 2 acres before crews had it entirely under control.
Crews stayed on scene mopping up hotspots.
According to CSFD, reports came in around 1:50 p.m. of a brush fire in an open space.
The fire moved slow, and CSFD says they had five brush trucks, three engines, two BCs, and one resource from Colorado Springs Utilities at the scene.
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— CSFD PIO (@CSFDPIO) April 1, 2021
CENTENNIAL BL/W FILLMORE ST
Radio FIRE1.CSFD
SMALL GRASS/BRUSH FIRE
Time 14:50 in open space just south of the VA. No structures reported to be threatened. #ColoradoSpringsFire
Smoke was visible from the area. No structures were threatened during the fire.
At this time, the cause of the fire is unknown.
