Fire near Garden of the Gods now under control
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) says a fire near Garden of the Gods is now under control.
CSFD says it burned about 20 acres, starting on the side of 30th Street and wrapping around the other side of the hill.
In total, they say three homes were threatened but they are safe now.
A viewer sent KRDO13 a video showing flames and burning grass above 30th Street, south of the intersection with Garden of the Gods Road, on Thursday afternoon.
CSFD said 30th Street was closed in the area of the fire but reopened sometime after 6 p.m.
They are investigating the cause of the fire.
There is a separate fire burning near the Colorado Springs Airport. Updates on that fire can be found here.
