Lightning strike on Denver International Airport property leads to one or more grass fires
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No injuries or damage have been reported.
"There are no impacts to flight operations," airport officials wrote in a social media post.
The Denver Fire Department said they have crews who are responding to the fire or fires.
"Currently the cause is unknown and the extent is still being assessed," they wrote in a post on social media.
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