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CSFD contains two grass fires along I-25 Tuesday afternoon

Grass Fire Tuesday
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COLORADO SPRINGS — The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) contained two grass fires along I-25 Tuesday afternoon. The first fire was on Woodmen Road, and the second was near the South Nevada Avenue exit.

The fire department tells us no pre-evacuation notices were in place for the fire on Woodmen Road. As of 1:00 p.m., the department said the fire is under control.

The other fire near the Martin Luther King Bypass was extinguished around 1:15 p.m. CSFD says the fire was aound 120'X80' in size. There were no impacts to traffic, and no injuries were reported.

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No cause has been given for either of the fires, as of this article's last update.

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