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All Elk Fire 100% Contained, Evacuees Allowed To Return Home

(CBS4) - All evacuees from the Elk Fire in northern Colorado have been allowed to return home. The fire started on Wednesday as a prescribed burn near Red Feather Lakes northwest of Fort Collins but it got out of control.

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An image of the Elk Fire, a wildfire in Larimer County, on Oct. 17, 2019 (credit: CBS)

The burn area covers 622 acres in Larimer County.

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Firefighters were able to tackle the fire efficiently, and only a shed burned in the blaze. As of Friday night, it was 100 percent contained.

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