Brush Fire Flares Up On Air Force Academy Campus
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) - Colorado Springs and El Paso County firefighters responded to a brush fire burning at the Air Force Academy Monday afternoon.
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— CSFD PIO (@CSFDPIO) September 24, 2018
At around 5 p.m., academy officials said the fire was contained, and crews were working on hot spots. They say the fire was near the North Gate on Academy grounds. No buildings were threatened.
We are asking individuals to avoid the North Gate area as Air Force Academy and off-base fire crews respond to the brush fire on Academy grounds. Outbound traffic is currently being re-routed to the South Gate.
— U.S. Air Force Academy (@AF_Academy) September 24, 2018
Traffic leaving the base was told to leave through the South Gate, but one lane has opened at the North Gate. Parts of Santa Fe Trail are still closed.
It's unclear how the fire started.