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At least 19,000 people were under mandatory evacuations Saturday when a fast-moving wildfire burned in the Boulder, Colorado area, officials said. .
No injuries are reported and it is not immediately known if any structure was threatened , but the fire near the National Center for Atmospheric Research’s Mesa Laboratory and Visitors Center (NCAR) had doubled in a few hours on Saturday afternoon.
Boulder’s Office of Emergency Management tweeted to come in those who received the order to evacuate had people connected to about 8, 000 Homes near fire. Large animal shelter set up at Boulder County Fairgrounds , said the s authorities.
#NCARFire evacuation areas include 26,000 people and 8,000 homes. The fire is currently at 100 acres and zero containment.
— Boulder OEM (@BoulderOEM) March 26, 2022
#NCARFire Boulder County Fairgrounds now accepting large animals: 9595 Nelson Road in Longmont. Humane Society of Boulder Valley, 2022 54th St. in Boulder, can accept smaller pets and companion animals for shelter and care.— Boulder OEM (@BoulderOEM) March 26, 2022
It was estimated that the fire grew rapidly from 60 acres to 123 acres, said the office and is not contained, according to reports from the Boulder Police Department.
Firefighters reported that they are actively working in the Stony Hill neighborhood and in the south to protect homes in case winds shift to the west and cause the fire to spread into the city of Boulder.
A shelter for fire evacuees was cleared by authorities at the East Boulder Community Center on 5660 Sioux Drive.
Boulder is a city at the foot of the Rocky Mountains in northern Colorado. The fire is in an area where a fire destroyed 1,000 homes last year in unincorporated Boulder County and suburbs of Superior and Louisville.
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