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Concerns Heightened After 2 Small Overnight Wildfires
The second of two early morning brush fires on Green Mountain is out, contained to just one acre by the time crews wrapped up at approximately 10 a.m. Monday.
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The second of two early morning brush fires on Green Mountain is out, contained to just one acre by the time crews wrapped up at approximately 10 a.m. Monday.
A small wildfire broke out early Monday morning on Green Mountain in Jefferson County and was quickly brought under control.
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It has been so dry and windy on Colorado's Front Range that a wildfire in the cold weather months is more expected than surprising. But to think that someone may have set several on Green Mountain is unsettling.
Monday's fire on Green Mountain in Lakewood, as well as others, appear to be suspicious, investigators say.
A fire that burned 300 acres on Green Mountain in Lakewood is 90 percent contained.
Firefighters responded to a blaze that was burning on Green Mountain that forced evacuations for a short time.
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South Metro Fire says one person was injured after a plane that was leaving from Centennial Airport returned to make an emergency landing.
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee filed a federal lawsuit this week alleging Prime, Logan Paul's energy drink company, of infringing on the committee's trademarks.
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