Firefighters Quickly Contain Grass Fire In Fort Collins

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4)- Firefighters quickly gained control of a brush fire burning at the end of West Horsetooth Road on Tuesday afternoon.

The fire broke out just after noon. When crews arrived they found the fire burning in a stand of cottonwood trees in Spring Canyon Community Park.

Firefighters worked for a little more than an hour to contain the fire to less than an acre.

The fire was human-caused and the person responsible was issued a citation for fourth-degree arson.

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