GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. — Authorities have lifted the evacuation order for an apartment complex in Glenwood Springs as firefighters get a handle on a nearby brush fire.
The Glenwood Springs Fire Department said the quarter-acre fire is burning east of Palmer Avenue between 23rd and 27th streets.
All buildings of the Altitude Apartments were evacuated.
The Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District is providing assistance. The departments are also receiving support from a helicopter.
In an update, the Glenwood Springs Fire Department said the helicopter worked to slow the fire and has since been released. Evacuations have also been rescinded.
Firefighters will work overnight to build a "handline" around the fire, according to the department.
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