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A 500-acre fire burning on Fort Carson grows to 1,600 acres

A 500 acre fire is burning in the large impact area on Fort Carson Tuesday afternoon, according to the Mountain Post.

500 acre fire burning in large impact area on Fort Carson Tuesday afternoon

By: James Gavato

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FORT CARSON, Colo. (KOAA) — Fort Carson has confirmed that a fire burning on the Army post has now reached 1,600 acres.

The fire was originally reported to be 500 acres burning in the large impact area on Fort Carson on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Mountain Post.

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500 acre fire burning in large impact area on Fort Carson Tuesday afternoon

Fort Carson says the fire is burning in a training area. At this time, there is no damage to buildings, and no structures are threatened.

At this time, no injuries have been reported.

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A 500-acre fire burning on Fort Carson grows to 1,600 acres

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