Related To Story |
Piñon Canyon Wildfire 100 Percent Contained
Firefighters Say Fire Started By Lightning Strike
POSTED: 12:27 pm MDT June 22, 2008
PIÑON CANYON MANEUVER SITE, Colo. -- The wildfire that started on the Army training site in southeastern Colorado is 100 percent contained. The last stretch of line to contain the fire was finished early Sunday morning, two weeks after it broke out. Fort Carson spokeswoman Karen Linne said wildland firefighters will continue to monitor the area. She said some areas may continue to smolder for several weeks and residents may see some smoke.
Fort Carson has said lightning started the fire on June 8th. It spread to surrounding ranch land later that week and scorched a total of about 46,000 acres.
|
|
Previous Stories:
- June 18, 2008: Lawmaker: Uranium Found In Soil At Pinon Canyon Site
- June 15, 2008: Light Winds Could Help Pinon Canyon Firefighters
- June 11, 2008: Large Fire Burning On Fort Carson Training Site
Copyright 2008 by TheDenverChannel.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
