Firefighters knock down vegetation fire near I-70 in Aurora

AURORA, Colo. (KKTV) – A large vegetation fire was contained in Aurora Wednesday afternoon.

Aurora Fire Rescue (AFR) said firefighters were driving on I-70 around 12:30 p.m. when they noticed smoke south of the KeHe Building on North Himalaya Road. They said the fire was spreading east along I-70 toward Picadilly Road.

Firefighters said the fire was travelling fast due to the warm temperatures, dry vegetation, low humidity and gusty winds…

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