Sedgwick County officials have lifted mandatory evacuations following the containment of a wildfire burning along Interstate 76 on Friday night.
The fire was first reported near the intersection of Colorado 59 and I-76, just before 6 p.m., as announced by the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office on Facebook.
According to sheriff’s officials, “The wildfire at Interstate 76 and Highway 59 has been knocked down, and fire crews from multiple agencies have successfully contained the blaze. We are now in the final mop-up stages.”
Colorado’s Eastern Plains are currently under a red flag warning for extreme fire danger due to high winds and low humidity, as reported by the National Weather Service.
This is a developing story.
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