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Evacuation notice issued for Brunco Gulch Fire in Colorado

Fire crews with the Platte Canyon Fire Protection District rushed to the Bruno Gulch Campground near Grant, Colorado on Wednesday for a fire. The fire was estimated at two acres and was burning in grassy and timber fuels on U.S. Forest Service land. 

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  The Bruno Gulch Fire burning in Grant, Colorado. Platte Canyon Fire Protection District

According to fire officials, a precautionary one-half mile evacuation notice was sent out for the immediate area. A shelter has been set up at the Shawnee Community Center. 

Fire officials urged the public to avoid the area. 

What caused the fire is being investigated. 

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