Tag: colorado 115
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Wednesday 24 fire update: Crews make ‘great’ progress on containment; cause released
After a week of battling the 24 fire along Colorado 115, more than 200 firefighters have managed to get the blaze to 44% containment, according to a news release Wednesday morning. The 24 fire, which started March 18, has burned 7,385 acres on Fort Carson land between Penrose and Colorado Springs. Colorado 115 remains closed…
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Evacuation orders lifted, wildfire along Colorado 115 grows to nearly 7,400 acres
The 24 fire, burning along Colorado 115 between Colorado Springs and Penrose, has scorched 7,385 acres and is at zero percent containment, according to a Fort Carson spokesperson. The blaze, which started Wednesday morning along the east side of the highway before jumping onto Fort Carson land, was reported at 4,600 acres as of Sunday…
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2 dead, several hospitalized after Colorado 115 crash
Colorado Springs police said two people died in a crash Monday afternoon along Colorado 115 at the Cheyenne Mountain Boulevard intersection. Police said the crash occurred after one of the vehicles involved drove into oncoming traffic, causing a head-on collision. Multiple other people were taken to the hospital, but their conditions were unknown. All of…
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Driver airlifted to hospital after crash with semi on Highway 115
A driver who Colorado State Patrol said was trying to pass a semitrailer by using the right shoulder on Colorado 115 was airlifted to a hospital after a crash on Wednesday. The 52-year-old driver of a Honda Civic attempted to pass the semitrailer, lost control, struck a concrete barrier, hit the semi, and was pushed…