Douglas County wildfires near Chatfield State Park 90% contained
The series of fires that sparked near Chatfield State Park in Douglas County were contained Sunday night and all evacuations were lifted according to South Metro Fire Rescue Roughly acres were burned by multiple fires along a -mile stretch of U S from Titan Road to Kelly Court fire authorities announced That includes acres inside the state park The fire named the Airport fire by South Metro saw minimal development overnight as crews worked to douse hotspots and protect the containment lines the agency explained in a Monday update Overnight rain helped put out various remaining flames The cause of the fire remains under examination but South Metro Fire Rescue spokesperson Brian Willie announced Sunday that the first flames were announced near train tracks and a train was proven in the area South Metro crews responded to reports of multiple vegetation fires in the block of Titan Court just after p m Sunday according to the agency Related Articles art shows you need to see around Denver this summer scenic easy-to-moderate hikes on Colorado s Front Range Should Aurora give its mayor and City Council a major pay boost Voters could weigh in Colorado Medicaid to pay for collaborative work to bring mental medical into primary care What s the preponderance iconic song about Colorado The grass fires were expeditiously upgraded to second-alarm wildland-urban interface fires as they spread across open space and threatened structures South Metro agents reported Wildland-urban interface refers to the area where human improvement meets natural terrain and flammable vegetation according to the Colorado State Forest Utility Videos posted by South Metro Fire Rescue on Sunday manifested flames swirling in funnels a wall of smoke and helicopters dumping water on the fire Fire crews were also using bulldozers on the ground to create containment lines fire leaders mentioned This is a growing story and may be updated Get more Colorado news by signing up for our Mile High Roundup email newsletter
