Douglas County wildfires near Chatfield State Park 90% contained
The series of fires that sparked near Chatfield State Park in Douglas County were contained Sunday night and all evacuations were lifted according to South Metro Fire Rescue Roughly acres were burned by multiple fires along a -mile stretch of U S from Titan Road to Kelly Court fire authorities announced That includes acres inside the state park The fire named the Airport fire by South Metro saw minimal advance overnight as crews worked to douse hotspots and protect the containment lines the agency announced in a Monday update Overnight rain helped put out a multitude of remaining flames The cause of the fire remains under analysis but South Metro Fire Rescue spokesperson Brian Willie noted Sunday that the first flames were disclosed near train tracks and a train was authenticated in the area South Metro crews responded to reports of multiple vegetation fires in the block of Titan Court just after p m Sunday according to the agency Related Articles Wildfires ignite in Douglas County add to damage from Western Slope blazes Douglas County wildfires prompt evacuations spread over miles Man fatally shot in Denver apartment police searching for individuals Colorado wildfires Gov Polis makes mishap declaration for wildfires burning thousands of acres on western slope killed in shooting at Arapahoe County house party The grass fires were hurriedly upgraded to second-alarm wildland-urban interface fires as they spread across open space and threatened structures South Metro executives revealed Wildland-urban interface refers to the area where human rise meets natural terrain and flammable vegetation according to the Colorado State Forest Operation Videos posted by South Metro Fire Rescue on Sunday displayed flames swirling in funnels a wall of smoke and helicopters dumping water on the fire Fire crews were also using bulldozers on the ground to create containment lines fire functionaries stated This is a growing story and may be updated Get more Colorado news by signing up for our Mile High Roundup email newsletter
