A fire that sparked up on the Springs' west side caused a scare Thursday morning before firefighters got the upper hand.

A resident of the Oasis Apartment Homes west of Fillmore and Centennial spotted flames just before 6:30 and called 911.

That fire blew up. Shifting winds pushed the fire toward houses south of Holmes Middle School. Forty-five Colorado Springs firefighters, with assistance from several outside agencies including the El Paso County Wildland team, Cimarron Hills Fire Department and Springs Utilities were able to knock the fire down in under an hour, though the fire is not being declared completely out.

The fire scorched 6 acres.

Firefighters continued to monitor wind changes throughout the day, in case the weather caused the fire to flare back up. Wind shifts changed directions several times during the most active stage of the firefight. The wind shifting south is what put an area near Holmes Middle School in danger. Later in the day, the winds accompanied a cold front.

Houses on Mesa Crest Grove were put on pre-evacuation, but that order has been lifted. Authorities knocked on doors in the area and told people to be ready to go if necessary.

Residents compared the fire to the Waldo Canyon fire that happened just more than five years ago.

"I just grabbed my cell phone, my iPad and my medications because I didn't really want to spend any time with anything since he said it was so close and I've experienced this before and see how dangerous it can be," said resident Bob Golden.

A homeless camp started the fire, firefighters have confirmed with 11 News. This is the third fire within a few days started at a homeless camp.