Waterton Canyon near Lockheed Martin reopened early Wednesday morning after a 3 1/2-acre grass fire southwest of Denver led to an evacuation.
Reminder: is open today after brief closure yesterday while worked on 2.5-acre fire near the base of the canyon:
— Denver Water (@DenverWater)
The canyon was evacuated Tuesday as a safety precaution but resumed its normal hours on Wednesday and reopened 30 minutes before sunrise, according to Denver Water.
Fire crews from West Metro Fire Rescue, South Metro Fire Rescue and the U.S. Forest Service worked to contain the fire and left at about 7 p.m. Tuesday, said West Metro Fire District Chief Doug Hutchinson. The cause of the fire was determined to be lightning.
No structures were threatened on the Douglas County land, and West Metro Fire sent a fire crew to the area of the fire Wednesday morning to check on potential hotspots and conduct final cleanup.
As of Tuesday night, crews did not see any hotspots or smoke activity. The green conditions and moderate winds worked in the fire crews’ favor, Hutchinson said.
“This is a pretty typical scenario where a lighting storm passes through, a strike hits the ground and it starts a small fire,” he said.