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Park Reopened As Firefighters Patrol Elephant Butte Fire Burn Scar

EVERGREEN, Colo. (CBS4) - Alderfer/Three Sisters Park is back open after the Elephant Butte Fire shut it down last week. Jeffco Open Space says the burn area remains closed.

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Firefighters are patrolling the area to make sure there aren't any flare ups. The fire burned 50 acres and forced hundreds of homes to evacuate.

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No structures were lost. The fire is 92% contained, and firefighters ask if you see smoke or flames to call 911.

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