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A fire sparked Thursday in eastern El Paso County briefly evacuated nearby residents before it was fully contained, the sheriff’s office said
The Big Springs fire consumed 82 acres near 31415 Big Springs Road — north of Yoder and about 35 miles east of Colorado Springs — before fire crews gained full containment as of 1:41 p.m., according to the sheriff’s office.
Mandatory evacuation orders were issued at 12:30 p.m. for residents in the area. Sheriff’s officials downgraded the area to pre-evacuation status 30 minutes later.
Additional information about the fire, including the cause, was not immediately available Thursday.
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