Oak Fire: Evacuations Lifted For Ken Caryl Valley

Littleton CO

27 December, 2021

5:15 PM

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JEFFERSON COUNTY, CO — Mandatory evacuations were lifted Monday for all of Ken Caryl Valley after a large grass fire burned near C-470 and Kipling, fire officials said. The fire grew to 150 acres, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. As of 5 p.m., the eastbound lanes of C-470 remained closed, fire officials said. Evacuees were directed to the evacuation center at Chatfield High School, but were given the green light to return to their homes just before 5 p.m. Hildebrand Ranch and South Valley parks will remain closed until early Tuesday morning, parks officials said. No structures were burned in the fire, according to officials. Image courtesy of Jefferson County Sheriff's Office