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Yoder Fire Burns 1,000 Acres; Evacuation Orders Lifted

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - Firefighters say 1,000 acres burned in the town of Yoder in a brush fire on Friday.

The El Paso County Sheriff's Office lifted evacuation orders for people living in 35 homes.

Firefighters are keeping an eye on hotspots, but a cause has not been released yet.

Yoder Fire 1 (CREDIT Mayah Bennett, via KKTV)
(credit: Mayah Bennett)

The fire burned in a rural area east of Colorado Springs near Highway 94.

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