Grass fire east of Colorado Springs contained
Associated Press
Saturday, May 10, 2008
COLORADO SPRINGS — Firefighters have contained a
grass fire east of Colorado Springs near Schriever Air Force Base
that burned about 10,000 acres and scorched 10 structures.
Falcon Fire Protection District spokesman Danny Miller says no
injuries were reported and that the fire was 100 percent contained.
He says the fire began just after noon Saturday about a mile
south of Highway 94 on N. Ellicott Highway and spread west toward
Colorado Springs and south toward Pueblo. Miller says about 50
people who lived in houses near Schriever Air Force Base were
evacuated but the order has been lifted.
Miller says the fire may have been started by a cigarette but
added that officials are still investigating.
He says 15 agencies responded to fight the wind-driven blaze.
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May 11, 2008
12:52 a.m.
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Domino writes:
Hopefully, it will go towards Focus on the Family and burn it to hell.
May 11, 2008
2:57 a.m.
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ManginoTorreta writes:
"Hopefully, it will go towards Focus on the Family and burn it to hell."
Nice to see that someone on the left believes in the concept.
May 11, 2008
7:42 a.m.
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soccermom writes:
Does anyone know the cause of the Fort Carson fire a few weeks ago where the pilot lost his life after dropping a load of slurry?
May 11, 2008
9:54 a.m.
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jbowen43 writes:
The state needs to do something to stop idiotic smokers from pitching lit cigarettes out of there car windows. We had a fire like that some years ago that burned 15,000 acres in six hours. We lost all of our out buildings, our cars, our corrals, and a horse. All because some nitwit didn't use the ash tray. The legislature needs to raise the fine to about $3000 for throwing a lit object out of a vehicle and initiate an education program.