Grass Fire Destroys Train Trestle In Kiowa County

HASWELL, Colo. (CBS4)– A grass fire burned in rural Kiowa County on Wednesday morning and charred a train trestle.The fire burned about three miles west of Haswell which is northeast of La Junta in southeast Colorado. That’s about 166 miles southeast of Denver.(credit: Kiowa County)
The main road in that area is Highway 96 and it remains closed at mile marker 145 due to heavy smoke. The wildfire burning near Haswell (credit: Kiowa County)
The fire also burned a train trestle.What sta