EL PASO COUNTY — Firefighters now have a small wildfire extinguished. It was burning about 13 miles south of Cheyenne Mountain.
According to the El Paso County Sheriff Office, it was burning in the mountains west of the intersection of Turkey Creek Road and Highway 115.
The sheriff's office says the fire was less than an acre in size when it was extinguished. The fire was caused when lightning struck a tree.
The Highway 115 Fire Protection District and Fort Carson Fire responded to the fire.
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