LATEST: A wildfire near Colorado 1 in Otero County has been contained.
A highway four miles south of Rocky Ford in Otero County closed temporarily Friday afternoon as firefighters battled a blaze whipped by high winds. Firefighters doused the smoky grass fire late in the day.
The Otero County Sheriff’s Office reported the fire around 2:30 p.m., according to a tweet from the undersheriff. Colorado 71 northbound was closed between Colorado 10 and Otero BB.5, the Colorado Department of Transportation reported. It reopened around around 3:30 p.m. All units, firefighters and support including sheriff’s office staff, had the fire out and cleared the scene at about 5 p.m., according to an Otero County dispatcher.
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