Meridian fire burning on 3,000 acres east of Colorado Springs is 30% contained
El Paso County officials initially estimated the fire was 4,000 acres, but revised the size to 3,000 acres Thursday night.
Evacuations lifted for Meridian Fire near Colorado Springs Airport
Evacuations were ordered on Thursday afternoon after a fire ignited near the Colorado Springs Airport. According to the emergency alert system Peak Alerts, anyone within a zone stretching from Gusty Bluffs Point and Meridian Road and to the east border of Schriever Space Force Base in Ellicott,
Crews continue to battle 3,000-acre fire east of Colorado Springs Airport
At least one structure has burned down and several evacuations have been ordered for a grass fire burning east of the Colorado Springs Airport.The El Paso County Sheriff’s office said all mandatory evacuations were reduced to voluntary evacuations except for Blamey Road south of 94 - Hammer Ranch Road and Francis Coalmine Road.
Colorado Springs Fire Department provides updates on Meridian Fire
The Colorado Springs Fire Department provides updates on the Meridian Fire, which is burning east of Peterson Space Force Base.
Firefighters work two fires in the Colorado Springs area near Garden of the Gods and the airport
Two fires in the Colorado Springs area Thursday afternoon have prompted road closures. A fire near the airport has also prompted evacuations.
‘We have to depend on one another’: Neighbors evacuate from fires in eastern Colorado Springs
Thursday cleaning up a fire that burned over 3000 acres in Eastern Colorado Springs. Officials say three buildings were burned in the Meridian Fire which burned East of the Colorado Springs Airport.
Fires flank Colorado Springs on a dry and windy Thursday
A grassy lot in a developing portion of Colorado Springs' west side, and expansive rolling prairie land miles to the east of the city were both starting points for fast-moving
Quickly growing Meridian fire prompts evacuations in Colorado Springs
A fast-moving wildfire reportedly destroyed one structure and prompted evacuations east of Colorado Springs on Thursday as a second fire near Garden of Gods crept within feet of homes before firefighters quickly contained it.
Heavy smoke from the Meridian Fire east of Colorado Springs
Video taken from Blaney Road near CO 94.
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Meridian Fire latest: Evacuation orders and Hwy 94 closure lifted at 9:30 Thursday night
: Just after 9 p.m. Thursday night, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office said that the evacuation and pre-evacuation orders ...
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Pre-evacuations and evacuations for Meridian Fire lifted, now 70% contained
Pre-evacuations and evacuations for the Meridian Fire have been lifted, according to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office.
All evacuations lifted from Meridian Fire Thursday
The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) said crews are responding to a grass fire east of the Colorado Springs Airport on ...
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WATCH: Friday morning updates from officials on Meridian Fire
Officials are still battling a fire near Schriever Space Force Base, though the outlook is looking better than when the ...
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Meridian fire in El Paso County ruled as accidental: Sheriff's Office
The grass fire, between Schriever Space Force Base and the Colorado Springs Airport, burned an estimated 2,500 acres.
Fire in Colorado Springs: Blaze near airport threatens Schriever Space Force Base in Ellicott, evacuations underway
A fire that erupted near Colorado Springs Airport has prompted evacuations at Meridian Road North. The blaze was reported ...