Vegetation dry like during mid-June in Colorado
4/25/2022 11:56:45 PM
CATEGORIES:
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Colorado
El Paso County, CO
Start Date: 4/22/2022
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Vegetation in El Paso County is tinder dry, elevating the April fire risk to summer levels or like the middle of June.
On April 22, a welding accident sparked a wildfire near InterQuest Parkway and Interstate 25 that burned 17 acres and caused the evacuation of 500 homes. In just the past week, evacuations were ordered in five communities and Eagle County.
The Colorado Springs Gazette (Colo.), April 24, 2022
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