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Prescribed Burn Sends Up Smoke Over Red Feather Lakes

LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)- Crews near Fort Collins conducted a prescribed burn in the Red Feather Lakes on Friday. The burn in Larimer County sent up a lot of smoke.

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(credit: Canyon Lakes Ranger)

The burn was designed to clear out 300 acres of brush that could be fuel for a wildfire.

The burn was expected to continue through the weekend but those plans changed with the Red Flag Warnings across Colorado on Saturday.

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