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.
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.
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.
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.
Quickly growing Meridian fire prompts evacuations in Colorado Springs
The Meridian fire burned about 3,000 acres east of Schriever Space Force Base, officials with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said about 6 p.m. Thursday. By 9:30 p.m., all evacuation notices were lifted in the area. The fire, which sparked at about 1 p.m., was 70% contained as of 9 p.m., the sheriff’s office said.
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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El Paso County Sheriff's Office reports Meridian Fire is 100% contained, fire has been put out
Pre-evacuations and evacuations for the Meridian Fire have been lifted, according to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office.
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