The Marksheffel fire burning east of Peterson Space Force Base and Colorado Springs Airport is 100% contained as of Tuesday afternoon, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department.
#UPDATE: the Marksheffel Fire is now 100% contained.
Again we want to thank all of our regional partners for their hard work and assistance on keeping this fire away from homes, the COS Airport, Peterson Space Force Base and other major areas of our city. https://t.co/A37ib8k69z
— CSFD PIO (@CSFDPIO) March 12, 2024
Investigators believe the 640-acre grass fire was started accidentally by chains dragging behind a vehicle, the fire department said in an update Monday afternoon.
At least 10 Colorado Springs fire units and units from two other departments, Ellicott Fire Protection District and Cheyenne Mountain Fire & Emergency Services, responded to the fire in the area of Marksheffel and Drennen roads Sunday evening.
Fire crews secured a perimeter around the fire by 6:30 p.m. Sunday and got the fire to 90% containment by 11 a.m. Monday, according to an update on X.
