El Paso County officials initially estimated the fire was 4,000 acres, but revised the size to 3,000 acres Thursday night.

Evacuations were ordered on Thursday afternoon after a fire ignited near the Colorado Springs Airport. According to the emergency alert system Peak Alerts, anyone within a zone stretching from Gusty Bluffs Point and Meridian Road and to the east border of Schriever Space Force Base in Ellicott,

The Colorado Springs Fire Department provides updates on the Meridian Fire, which is burning east of Peterson Space Force Base.

Evacuation orders have been lifted for the Meridian Fire, which sparked Thursday afternoon near the Colorado Springs Airport.

A suspect has been arrested and accused in connection with a wildfire that ignited near the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.

A fast-moving wildfire reportedly destroyed one structure and prompted evacuations east of Colorado Springs on Thursday as a second fire near Garden of Gods crept within feet of homes before firefighters quickly contained it.