FULL PIECE UPDATED AT 18:26 Mountain Time, 3/4/18

About 400 people were evacuated after a grass fire Sunday burned 700 acres near a housing complex at Fort Carson, officials said.

The fire is “under control” but its cause is unknown.

“We don’t anticipate it spreading anymore,” said Col. Ronald Fitch, Fort Carson garrison commander.

The blaze forced officials to evacuate personnel from the Navajo Village Housing area, the Warrior Transition Battalion and the 10th Special Forces Complex as Gate 5 — just east of U.S. 115 — was closed “due to concerns of smoke inhalation,” officials said.

Though the fire burned what appears to be the backyards of the complex, no homes were damaged.

The post’s Special Events Center is housing about 120 evacuees, officials said Sunday afternoon.

Officials are asking anyone needing urgent or emergency care to contact a medical facility outside of the post “until further notice.”

The Evans Army Community Hospital “does maintain emergency medical services via ambulance if a medical emergency occurs on post,” officials said in a statement. “If a medical emergency occurs, please call dial 911 and an ambulance will respond.”

The fire appears to have burned grass edging the backyards of a few houses on the post. Two helicopters were seen dumping water in the area.

“The safety and welfare of our soldiers and families are our top priority,” officials said in a statement.

Several agencies have responded to the fire reported early Sunday afternoon.

A hot, dry, windy start to March had firefighters in the Pikes Peak region and around the state battling wildfires. A blaze in Elbert County has destroyed least three homes in Elbert County.

A fire in the 16000 block of Buggywhip Drive in the Black Forest area caused “extensive damage” to one home and burned about 1 acre and a few trees, according to the Falcon Fire Department.

The northern and southern parts of El Paso County — including Monument, Black Forest, Fort Carson and Colorado Springs — are under a red flag warning with wind gusting up to 50 mph, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo. The warning is in effect until 7 p.m. Sunday.

Relief from the strong winds and dry conditions appears to be on its way as Gazette news partner KKTV said in a weather report that the Pikes Peak region could see possible showers late Sunday “as cooler air works in.”

On Monday, Colorado Springs could see a high of 47 degrees — about 15 degrees cooler than Sunday.

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