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Lawn Mower May Have Sparked Fort Carson Fire
Blaze Grows To 300 Acres
POSTED: 6:42 pm MDT July 15, 2008
UPDATED: 7:20 pm MDT July 15, 2008
FORT CARSON, Colo. -- Crews are battling a 300-acre wildfire near Fort Carson that authorities believe was sparked by a lawn mower.Fort Carson spokeswoman Brandy Gill said the Army base was notified of the blaze about 10 a.m. Tuesday. She said the fire is burning in grass and trees near the south part, or Gate 6, of the base.The fire is burning in the remote Camp Falcon training area, about one to two miles north of the area's last big fire.
No structures are threatened and no evacuations have been ordered.It has not been contained.Heavy smoke and low visibility from the fire briefly closed Colorado Highway 115 Tuesday afternoon. Flames came within feet of the road.About 60 firefighters and 17 crews from Fort Carson and departments from Colorado Springs and El Paso County are fighting the blaze.A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter from Buckley Air Force Base is also being used to drop retardant.
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Previous Stories:
- June 22, 2008: Piñon Canyon Wildfire 100 Percent Contained
- June 17, 2008: Fire On Army Training Site 75 Percent Contained
- June 15, 2008: Fort Carson Fire Grows To 43,000 Acres
- June 14, 2008: Light Winds Could Help Pinon Canyon Firefighters
- June 14, 2008: Ranchers Say Wildfire Shows Why Army Shouldn't Expand
- June 13, 2008: Calmer Winds Could Help Bridger Firefighters
- June 11, 2008: Large Fire Burning On Fort Carson Training Site
- April 19, 2008: Ordway Fire Human Caused; Fort Carson Fire 75% Contained
- April 16, 2008: Two Fires Contained, One Remains
- April 16, 2008: Weather Could Help Extinguish Fires That Killed 3
- April 16, 2008: Wildfires Rage In Ordway, Carbondale, Fort Carson
- April 15, 2008: Pilot Fighting Fort Carson Fire Dies In Plane Crash
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