2 brush fires at Aurora park, open space started within minutes, officials say

2 brush fires at Aurora park, open space started within minutes, officials say

Two wildfires started within minutes of each other at an Aurora park and open space Monday afternoon during dry, windy conditions, according to fire officials. Aurora Fire Rescue first responded to a brush fire in Jewell Wetlands Park along South Potomac Street at around 3:15 p.m., officials said in a news release. The fire burned through dead trees and was pushed in multiple directions by shifting, gusty winds, but fire crews were able to conta…

I-76 reopens in northeastern Colorado after brush fire burns 400 acres

Westbound Interstate 76 reopened Sunday afternoon in northeastern Colorado after crews squashed a brush fire that sparked on the side of the highway, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. As of 4:20 p.m. Sunday, CDOT officials said westbound I-76 had reopened at Colorado 59, about 15 miles west of Julesburg and 3 miles south of Sedgwick. The highway was closed for roughly two hours. The brush fire burned about 400 acres, or abo…