COLORADO SPRINGS — On Thursday night, the Colorado Springs Fire Department responded to a grass fire.
According to CSFD, the fire happened at around 8:30 p.m. near the 4200 Block of Marlow Cir. which is in southeast Colorado Springs.
At around 10 p.m. CSFD was reporting that the fire was approximately 1 acre and was behind homes in that area.
#ColoradoSpringsFire is on scene in the area of 4200 block of Marlow Cr for a #grassfire. Engine 11 is on scene reporting approximately a 1 acre fire behind the homes in that area
— CSFD PIO (@CSFDPIO) October 29, 2021
CSFD later reported that firefighters were able to knock the fire down at around 10:30 p.m. The fire was reportedly contained to a homeless camp and was "smaller than first estimated" at just 1/4 of an acre versus an entire acre.
Crews stayed on the scene to put out some hot spots in the area.
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