’24 fire’ grows to nearly 2,000 acres, El Paso County Sheriff issues new pre-evacuation notice
Michael Logerwell
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is issuing a pre-evacuation notice for Hwy 115/Sandy Creek Ranch HTS.
The notice comes as Fremont County officials announce the fire has grown in size to 1,923 acres, still at 0% containment.
Starting on Saturday afternoon, the winds have picked up, causing huge clouds of smoke to waft over Colorado Springs.
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