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PEYTON, Colo.—El Paso County sheriff’s officials say lightning from an afternoon thunderstorm sparked three wildfires that were quickly contained, but not before they scorched nearly 300 acres and destroyed a barn.
Sheriff’s spokeswoman Lari Sevene says another outbuilding was damaged by the flames that were started about 2 p.m. in Peyton. One fire scorched 184 acres, while another blackened 68 acres. Another scorched 5 acres.
All three fires were contained at about 5 p.m.
