PUEBLO — Four units from the Pueblo Fire Department is currently fighting a grass fire on Fountain Creek near Runyon Lake in Pueblo.
FIRE AT FOUNTAIN CREEK: Crews are battling a fire on Fountain Creek near Runyon Lake in Pueblo. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time. @KOAA pic.twitter.com/DVi77JCaZb
— Carl Winder KOAA (@CWinderKOAA) May 8, 2020
Fire investigators beleive the fire started due to a homeless camp and burned a strip of brush about a high mile long, along the riverbank.
No structures are currently endangered.
Watch one officers responded to reports of the fire along the fountain creek. They are assisting Pueblo Fire at this time. No structures are currently endangered. The fire’s origin is not known at this time. pic.twitter.com/BLJeEvsaOg
— Captain Joe Garcia (@PPDWatch1Capt) May 8, 2020
Pueblo Police Department is also assisting with this fire.
The fire was under control as of earlier this afternoon as crew just checked for hotspots.
This is an ongoing story and will be updated as more information becomes avaliable.
