UPDATE: THURSDAY 3/28/2024 1:38 p.m.

(FORT CARSON, Colo.) — The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) sent out a correction on X (formally known as Twitter) that there is a fire happening on Fort Carson that is causing a lot of smoke to be visible from most of the city.

CSFD has been requested for mutual aid. “This is not in city limits at this time,” wrote CSFD.

ORIGINAL STORY: Smoke visible across most of the city from Fort Carson

THURSDAY 3/28/2024 1:32 p.m.

The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) said that the smoke visible from most of the city is from Fort Carson, on Thursday, March 28.

Fort Carson said it had scheduled prescribed burns to start around the end of March and would happen intermittently through April 15.

FOX21 has a crew on the way to the area and has also reached out to Fort Carson for more information. Check back here for updates.