UPDATE: Crews contain grass fire off East Woodmen Road

UPDATE: TUESDAY 6/18/2024 12:55 p.m.

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — According to the Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) the grass fire at 290 East Woodmen Road is under control and crews are working on hot spots.

According to Ashley Franco, Public Information Officer for CSFD, due to the fire’s vicinity to homes in the area, a second alarm was called and 15 units responded. In total, 41 firefighting personnel were on scene and gained control of the fire by 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

The fire is estimated to have burned about two acres and the cause is under investigation.

ORIGINAL STORY: CSFD responds to grass fire off East Woodmen Road

TUESDAY 6/18/2024 12:35 p.m.

The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) said crews were on the scene of a grass fire in the afternoon hours of Tuesday, June 18. CSFD said the fire was at 290 East Woodmen Road near I-25.

The Colorado Springs Police & Fire Communications Center is asking drivers to avoid the area and added that E. Woodmen Rd. is closed from Chapel Lane to Woodmen Court due to the fire.

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