A wildfire broke out near the National Center for Atmospheric Research in southwestern Boulder on Saturday afternoon, prompting evacuation orders for a widespread area of the city, according to the…
A wildfire broke out near the National Center for Atmospheric Research in southwestern Boulder on Saturday afternoon, prompting evacuation orders for a widespread area of the city, according to the Boulder Police Department.
Boulder police initially said about 1.200 residences had been ordered to evacuate due to what has been named the NCAR fire, but a short time later that order expanded to include much of south Boulder. The evacuation area includes the NCAR lab at 1850 Table Mesa Drive to Baseline Road, east to U.S. 36, back down to Broadway and straight west back to NCAR, according to the Boulder Office of Emergency Management.saying its staff had been in contact with a Boulder County sheriff’s sergeant who said the fire is about 20 acres in size and moving south/southeast toward Eldorado Springs in southwestern Boulder County.
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