Large grass fires prompt evacuations in Colorado. Follow Newsweek's live blog for the latest.
Boulder County, Colorado Sheriff Joe Pelle stated in a press conference that the wildfire engulfing his county has grown to approximately 1,600 acres in size.
"We know that approximately 370 homes in the Sagamore subdivision...have been lost with the potential of 210 homes in old town Superior," Pelle stated, bringing the total number of estimated houses destroyed to nearly 600.Previous reporting from the mayor of Superior stated that at least 100 homes in his city had been destroyed, with more estimated to go up in flames as the wildfire continued to move across the city.
Numerous towns and subdivisions, including the entire city of Superior, were forced to evacuate as the flames and raging winds caused the wildfires to spiral out of control Thursday afternoon.A Louisville hospital caught in the middle of the Boulder County, Colorado wildfires has evacuated all of its patients and staff as the raging flames continued to creep closer.
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