Grass fire reported near Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Northern Colorado
Few details were immediately available, but the Erie Police Department tweeted about the fire just before 3:30 p.m. and said Mountain View Fire Rescue is responding.
A grass fire was reported near the Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Erie, Colorado on Monday, June 16, 2025.
Erie Police Department
The cemetery is north of Weld County Road 8 and just west of Colliers Boulevard and Erie sits in Weld County, about 30 miles north of Denver.
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