Douglas County wildfires near Chatfield State Park 90% contained

The series of fires that sparked near Chatfield State Park in Douglas County were contained Sunday night and all evacuations were lifted according to South Metro Fire Rescue Roughly acres were burned by multiple fires along a -mile stretch of U S from Titan Road to Kelly Court fire personnel explained That includes acres inside the state park The fire named the Airport fire by South Metro saw minimal improvement overnight as crews worked to douse hotspots and protect the containment lines the agency disclosed in a Monday update Overnight rain helped put out multiple remaining flames The cause of the fire remains under analysis but South Metro Fire Rescue spokesperson Brian Willie declared Sunday that the first flames were disclosed near train tracks and a train was ratified in the area South Metro crews responded to reports of multiple vegetation fires in the block of Titan Court just after p m Sunday according to the agency Related Articles Wildfires ignite in Douglas County add to damage from Western Slope blazes Douglas County wildfires prompt evacuations spread over miles Man fatally shot in Denver apartment police searching for subjects Colorado wildfires Gov Polis makes tragedy declaration for wildfires burning thousands of acres on western slope killed in shooting at Arapahoe County house party The grass fires were fast upgraded to second-alarm wildland-urban interface fires as they spread across open space and threatened structures South Metro functionaries noted Wildland-urban interface refers to the area where human enhancement meets natural terrain and flammable vegetation according to the Colorado State Forest Institution Videos posted by South Metro Fire Rescue on Sunday displayed flames swirling in funnels a wall of smoke and helicopters dumping water on the fire Fire crews were also using bulldozers on the ground to create containment lines fire agents commented This is a emerging story and may be updated Get more Colorado news by signing up for our Mile High Roundup email newsletter