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117 fire in southern El Paso County 100 percent contained; rain, snow in forecast

Aided again by calmer winds Thursday, hundreds of firefighters battling the 117 fire in southern El Paso County completely contained the blaze, allowing all evacuation orders to be lifted. The Sheriff's Office said about 9:30 p.m. Thursday that containment was 100 percent, up from 25 percent Wednesday evening and 60 percent Thursday morning, while otherwise offering few other updates on the effort to extinguish the fire that started Tuesday southeast of Colorado Springs. At a 9 a.m.

 

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