PUEBLO, Colo.—A grass fire scorched 1,500 acres in Pueblo County Wednesday hours after officials announced they had extinguished a smaller grass fire that forced a brief closure of the southbound lanes of Intersate 25.
Pueblo County sheriff’s spokesman Steve Bryant said the fire was reported about 2 p.m. in the Chico Basin Ranch area about 35 miles southeast of Colorado Springs, near the border of El Paso and Pueblo counties.
No structures were threatened and fire crews were able to contain the blaze at about 6 p.m. The cause remained under investigation.
Earlier, a crews announced they extinguished a grass fire that scorched 40 acres near Pueblo and forced a brief closure of southbound lanes of Interstate 25.
Pueblo County sheriff’s Lieutenant Bill Brown said the fire was ignited late Tuesday afternoon by sparks from a damaged vehicle that was under tow.
Firefighters from the Rye, West Park and Rural Fire departments responded.
