Published March 6, 2018 04:42PM
Three Wildfires Ignite in Eastern Colorado
Low humidity and high winds contributed to the early-season blazes.
A wildfire burns the canopy in a forest (Photo: 'U.S. Department of Agriculture')
Three separate wildfires broke out in eastern Colorado last Sunday during a Red Flag warning; humidity levels were in the single digits and wind gusted up to 50 mph. The fires were located near Fort Carson, south of Kiowa, and in southeastern Colorado, mainly in rural areas.