BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. — A small grass fire in Boulder County produced heavy smoke near Highway 36 and Cherryvale Road Friday afternoon.
Boulder Fire-Rescue and the Boulder County Sheriff's Office said early on that they were both aware of the fire and crews were at the scene.
As of 3:50 p.m., Denver7 did not see any flames, however the burned ground was still smoldering.
The sheriff's office said a few minutes later that the fire was contained and firefighters were putting out hotspots. It had burned eight acres of grassland area.
Cherryvale Road between S. Boulder Road and Marshall Road is closed.
Mountain View Fire Rescue also responded to the fire.
No other details are available as of publishing time.
Denver7 is working to learn more.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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