Small fire contained inside gated community near Manitou Springs

Downed power lines in Manitou Springs have ignited a small fire inside the Crystal Park gated community. Fire crews responded to Crystal Park Road around 7 a.m. on reports of numerous power lines knocked down and possibly starting fires. The Manitou Springs Fire Department confirmed a fire in one location, the gated neighborhood, which it described as a “light, active fire.” The fire department did not have an exact size but said around 8 a.m. that its crews were building fire lines around the blaze to knock it down. The fire was not threatening homes. Manitou Fire confirmed late Monday morning that the fire was contained.
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Several teens rescued from abandoned missile silo in Arapahoe County, one critically hurt

The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office and several other agencies rescued several teens from an abandoned missile silo near Deer Trail Sunday morning. One of the teens was in critical condition after falling 30 feet. A rescue operation had been underway to save the teen. Just before 9 a.m., the teen was rescued and put into a helicopter that was on standby at the scene and airlifted away. Authorities told FOX31 that the teen, who is 18, was expected to survive. The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office told FOX31 that eight teens total trespassed onto the land and made their way to the silo where rescuers were called to the scene around 3:30 a.m. Two other teens also had to be rescued in addition to the one that fell, according to authorities.
KDVR-TV FOX 31 Denver

Fire in southwest Colorado Springs now contained, causes school closure

A fire near the Broadmoor area in Southwest Colorado Springs is now fully contained, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department. It happened off Mercury Drive, near the Skyway Park Elementary School. Fire crews tell us a power line was blown down by the wind. The school was evacuated and will be closed Monday until further notice. No homes in the neighborhood are affected but power was out at all homes.
KRDO-TV ABC 13 Colorado Springs

2 fires reported 30 minutes apart in Fort Collins may have been intentionally set

Fire damaged two Fort Collins businesses early Friday morning and it's possible both fires were intentionally set, according to the Poudre Fire Authority. The agency posted about the fires on their Facebook page. Firefighters were initially dispatched to a fire in the 600 block of South College Street at 3:26 a.m. Friday. A second fire was reported about 30 minutes later in the 100 block of West Laurel Street. Those two locations are within walking distance of each other. Crews got both fires under control quickly and no injuries were reported, Poudre Fire said. Fort Collins Police are investigating both fires as potential arson and are expected to provide additional information later Friday morning.
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Sharing a storied drink: Colorado whiskey uses Aspen trees burned in East Troublesome Fire

VIDEO: Tucked away in the mountains of Grand County is C Lazy U Ranch, a guest ranch that's been around since 1919. The land is stunning in a quintessential Colorado fashion — with a burn scar still visible throughout the property. The burn scar is from the 2020 East Troublesome Fire. The Director of Ranch Operations, Mike Cullen, remembers that fire vividly. "In that moment, it was scary. But we had a lot of work to do, and we were making sure we were protecting the ranch," Cullen said. "We had a great heads up from our local fire department and from the emergency services, so we were able to get out of here in time. And they gave us a good heads up so we could move our livestock, our horses, our entire team." Jeremy Belnap, the general manager of the ranch, said after surviving a wildfire there are many aspects of life taken into consideration that were not noticed before the destruction. For Belnap, one of those is the resilience of Aspen groves.
KMGH-TV ABC 7 Denver

1 rescued by firefighters after rollover crash in Colorado Springs

A rollover crash is under investigation in Colorado Springs Friday morning. Around 5:30 a.m. Friday, the Colorado Springs Fire Department responded near Old Stage Road and Compass Point in the southwestern part of the city to a rollover crash. One person was rescued by firefighters after being trapped in the vehicle. They were taken to the hospital, but the extent of their injuries is still unknown. Colorado Springs police are investigating whether speed or alcohol were factors in the crash.
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