Meridian fire burning on 2,515 acres east of Colorado Springs is 80% contained
El Paso County officials initially estimated the fire was 4,000 acres, but revised the size to 3,000 acres Thursday night.
Colorado fire burns 2,500 acres, evacuations lifted
Evacuation orders have been lifted for the Meridian Fire, which sparked Thursday afternoon near the Colorado Springs Airport.
Crews contain 2,500-acre fire east of Colorado Springs Airport
Crews were responding to a grass fire east of the Colorado Springs Airport Thursday afternoon, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department.
Evacuations lifted for Meridian Fire near Colorado Springs Airport
Evacuations were lifted for a wildfire in El Paso County grew to several thousand acres on Thursday in windy conditions.
Firefighters work two fires in the Colorado Springs area near Garden of the Gods and the airport
Two fires in the Colorado Springs area Thursday afternoon have prompted road closures. A fire near the airport has also prompted evacuations.
Firefighters prepare for second day battling Meridian Fire east of Colorado Springs
Firefighters will try to reach full containment Friday on the 2,500-acre wildland fire burning between Colorado Springs and
Evacuations ordered for grass fire burning near Colorado Springs Airport
Evacuations were ordered on Thursday afternoon after a fire ignited near the Colorado Springs Airport. According to the emergency alert system Peak Alerts, anyone within a zone stretching from Gusty Bluffs Point and Meridian Road and to the east border of Schriever Space Force Base in Ellicott,
Grass fire burning in Colorado Springs
Evacuations have been ordered in several areas, with pre-evacuation warnings in others.
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