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Colorado Springs Fire Department extinguishes fire near southbound I-25 and the Martin Luther King Jr. Bypass

I-25 Grass Fire
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — According to the Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) they extinguished a grass fire near southbound I-25 and the Martin Luther King Jr. Bypass.

In a social media post, the department said they were at the scene shortly after 2:30 p.m. Monday.

According to CSFD, two southbound lanes were blocked while crews worked to extinguish the fire. It was put out just before 3 p.m. Monday.

CSFD says several small fires were extinguished along the interstate.

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