A wind-driven grass fire along U.S. Highway 85 in Douglas County southeast of Chatfield State Park was declared “completely extinguished,” according to firefighters.
The Chatridge3 fire burned “dangerously” close to one home and the Chatfield Estates area was put on a pre-evacuation notice because of the Tuesday morning fire, said Eric Hurst, a South Metro Fire Rescue spokesman. There were no injuries reported and no homes were damaged.
Update: The is now 100% contained. Firefighters will be here throughout the day extinguishing hot spots. The cause of the fire is under investigation and we are working to determine the exact acreage burned.
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Santa Fe Drive had been closed from Chatridge Road to Titan Road, according to the Colorado State Patrol.
The two-alarm fire, which burned 24 acres, smoldered into the afternoon as firefighters worked on putting it completely out, Hurst said.
At about noon the fire was 100% contained, and at about 5:30 p.m. SMFR announced that the fire was completely out.
The fire, which started in the northeast corner of Santa Fe and and Chatridge Court, raced through extremely dry grass and vegetation driven by 20 mph wind gusts. The cause of the fire is undetermined.
