COLORADO, USA — Several wildfires have cropped up in Colorado amid extreme fire danger. Here is a roundup of the fires burning Friday.
Silver Charm Fire
- Location: Near Interquest Parkway and Interstate 25, Colorado Springs
- Size: 17 acres
- Containment: 75%
- Evacuations: Order has been lifted (500 homes in the Farm subdivision on Ridgeline Drive were evacuated earlier Friday)
- Structures damaged: None
- Cause: Illegal hot work (welding, cutting, etc.)
Colorado Mountain Estates Fire
- Location: Area of Bullion Circle in Colorado Mountain Estates, Teller County
- Size: 5 acres
- Containment: 50%
- Evacuations: Order has been lifted (North and central parts of Colorado Mountain Estates area)
- Cause: Tree falling on power line
Allen Creek Fire
- Location: 16 miles northwest of Lake George, Park County
- Size: 13 acres
- Containment: 100%
- Evacuations: None
- Cause: Unknown
Kiowa County fire
- Location: North of Brandon/Chivington area, Kiowa County
- Size: 2000 acres
- Containment: 100%
- Evacuations: Order has been lifted (Brandon and Chivington communities were evacuated earlier Friday)
- Structures damaged: A few small structures were burned.
- Cause: Unknown
El Paso County fire
- Location: Area of Bradshaw Road and Blue Lake Lane, Peyton
- Size: 6 acres
- Containment: Unknown
- Evacuations: Order has been lifted (Peyton Highway to Highway 24, Bradshaw Road to Spencer Road were evacuated earlier Friday)
- Cause: Unknown
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