Fire south of Colorado Springs prompts evacuation orders, closure of Highway 115
A 30-mile stretch of Highway 115 is closed to motorists and residents of the Turkey Creek area are under orders to leave the area after a new wildfire sparked south of Colorado Springs.
Few details about the fire were available, but according to a tweet by the Colorado Department of Transportation, Highway 115 is closed between Colorado Springs and Penrose.
ALERT: Highway 115 is closed from South Academy in Colorado Springs to Penrose due to a rapidly growing wildfire in El Paso County. Detour to I25 in Pueblo
— CSP Florence (@CSP_Florence) October 11, 2020
The closure spans Cheyenne Meadows Road to U.S. Highway 50, the tweet said.
Highway 115 is closed between Colorado Springs and Penrose. (CDOT)
Highway 115 is closed between Colorado Springs and Penrose. (CDOT)
The fire is burning near mile marker 33 on 115. Residents in the area of Turkey Creek and Little Turkey Creek are under a mandatory evacuation notice instructing them to leave immediately according to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office.
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