Evacuations were ordered on Thursday afternoon after a fire ignited near the Colorado Springs Airport. According to the emergency alert system Peak Alerts, anyone within a zone stretching from Gusty Bluffs Point and Meridian Road and to the east border of Schriever Space Force Base in Ellicott,

Two fires in the Colorado Springs area Thursday afternoon have prompted road closures. A fire near the airport has also prompted evacuations.

Firefighters are at the scene of two wildfire in the Colorado Springs area, including one near the Garden of the Gods park. Another fire is reported near the Schriever Space Force Base.

At least one structure has burned down and several evacuations have been ordered for a grass fire burning east of the Colorado Springs Airport.According to Peak Alerts, anyone within a zone stretching from Gusty Bluffs Point and Meridian Road - north to Highway 94 and Franceville Coal Mine - and to the east border of Schriever Space Force Base in Ellicott,

Evacuation have been issued for people from Gusty Bluffs Point and Meridian Road North to Highway 94 and Franceville Coal Mine, and to the east border of Schriever Space Force Base in Ellicott. People in those areas are being told to evacuate.