Firefighters work to put out grass fire in northeastern Colorado

Firefighters quickly extinguished a grass fire that broke out north of Sterling in northeastern Colorado on Sunday, with help from local residents.

At 5:15 p.m., the Sterling Fire Department reported that crews were responding to a 10-acre fire in the 17000 block of CR 41. Crews responded to the scene to bring the blaze under control. Officials say local residents came out to help with tractors as well.

SFD said that county-wide mutual aid was requested. By 6:13 p.m., they said the fire's forward progression had stopped. Crews were still working to extinguish multiple large piles of trees and trees at the scene.

They are continuing mop-up on the fire and advised residents that they may see a smoke column rising from a hay pile on fire.