EL PASO COUNTY — At around 12:50 p.m. on Sunday, July 21, a .1 acre, escaped campfire was found in El Paso County in the Pikes Peak Ranger District.
The fire was located about 5 miles southwest of Monument near Limbaugh Canyon.
The Limbaugh Fire has since been contained by fire crews.
No structures were destroyed as a result of this fire.
No injuries have been reported as a result of this fire.
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'It Just Kept Getting Bigger and Bigger': A Wildfire Tears Through a Community
A wildfire that started near I-25 swept through the Applewood Mobile Home Park, destroying several homes and forcing a full evacuation. A resident who escaped with his family describes watching as the flames "just kept getting bigger and bigger."
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