Firefighters Gaining Control Of Wildfire Burning At Fort Carson

FORT CARSON, Colo. (CBS4) – Firefighters are gaining control on a wildfire that has burned 900 acres at Fort Carson.
(credit: Fort Carson Army Post)
Crews were using a helicopter to drop water on the flames on Thursday but the smoke was visible across the southern part of the state.
(credit: Fort Carson Army Post)
Lightning was thought to be the cause of the fire. It’s in the middle of the training area at the military base just south of Colorado Springs.
(credit: Fort Carson Army Po