Wildfire burns about 10 acres in Jefferson County

  • Source: KUSA-TV NBC 9 Denver
  • Published: 10/10/2021 01:25 PM

A wildfire is fully contained after burning about 10 acres on the Lockheed Martin property in Jefferson County Sunday afternoon, according to South Metro Fire Rescue (SMFR). According to a tweet posted on the SMFR Twitter page just after 1 p.m., two acres of tall grass were burning west of the hog back with a rapid rate of spread. Firefighters were directly attacking the flames, SMFR said. No injuries were reported and no structures were threatened, according to SMFR. At around 1:50 p.m., SMFR tweeted that the fire was fully contained after burning about 10 acres. They said firefighters would remain on the scene for a while to extinguish hot spots. The fire's cause has not yet been released.



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