TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KOAA) — On Saturday afternoon, fire crews, engines, and helicopters were sent to a 3-acre fire 2 miles southeast of Westcreek in Teller County.
As the crews were handling the fire, it began raining, "resulting in minimal fire activity and progression."
The fire was fully contained by 5:15 p.m. on Saturday and didn't grow larger than three acres.
There is still an ongoing investigation into how the fire started.
This fire comes after the 128-acre Turkey Track Fire broke out at the shooting area in mid-April.
That fire was believed to have been started by target shooting during Red Flag Warnings.
According to the United States Forest Service (USFS), the Turkey Track Shooting Area "historically has about five to 10 fires a year due to the target shooting that takes place there."
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Severe storms begin to pick up Tuesday heading into the evening hours
Skies will begin to turn stormy and unsettled as early as the lunch hour. That's when we expect the first round of storms to develop along the Front Range. For the Pikes Peak Region and I-25 corridor, our main window for severe weather will come between 1-6 pm.
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