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El Paso County Orders Pre-Evacuation In Area Near Grass Fire

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4)- The El Paso County Sheriff's Office has ordered some residences on pre-evacuation notice in the area near a grass fire. The grass fire is burning east of Colorado Springs.

The boundary area for the pre-evacuation is east of Curtis and west of Slocum, south of Jones road and north of Highway 94 due to a fire in the area of 1010 Blaney Rd.

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An image of the grass fire east of Colorado Springs in El Paso County (credit: CBS)

The fire burning off Blaney Road near Garrett Road north of Dragonman's shooting range.

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