A wildfire is burning off of Colorado 115 on and alongside Fort Carson, south of Colorado Springs.
The Salt Canyon Fireplace began at about 2 p.m. Tuesday and has burned about 30 acres, in accordance with a Fort Carson information launch.
“The hearth began off publish, alongside the freeway, then jumped onto a Fort Carson coaching space,” the discharge mentioned. No constructions, properties or persons are presently threatened by the hearth. Smoke and flames are seen alongside Colorado 115 south. Drivers within the space ought to use excessive warning and anticipate delays.
The suitable lane of the freeway is closed between County Highway F45 and Barrett Highway, about 12 miles north of Florence, in accordance with the Colorado Division of Transportation.
Vital fireplace climate situations are anticipated Wednesday afternoon for components of the Japanese Plains and the Palmer Divide, in accordance with the Nationwide Climate Service, together with Kiowa and El Paso counties.
Fireplace departments and companies engaged on the hearth on Tuesday embody: Fremont County, Freeway 115, Penrose, and the Southern Colorado Interagency Wildland Fireplace Crew. The reason for the hearth is underneath investigation.
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