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The Marshall Fire was a destructive wildfire and urban conflagration that started on December 30, 2021, shortly after 11:00 a.m. MST, [3] as a grass fire in Boulder County, Colorado. [4] The fire caused the evacuation of 37,500 people, killed two people, and destroyed more than 991 structures to become the most destructive fire in Colorado ...
Houses and structures were engulfed by a “fire storm” of flames on the evening of December 30 in Boulder County, Colorado, firefighters said.Local officials ordered the evacuation of ...
Jan. 5—Officials this morning lifted the evacuation orders for most of Superior and all unincorporated Boulder County addresses following the Marshall Fire. As of 6 a.m. Wednesday, residents are ...
Timelapse footage showed the destructive path of the Marshall Fire that swept through Boulder County, Colorado, on December 30.Around 1,000 structures were destroyed in fires that tore through ...
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The fire started in Boulder County land to the west and was driven by 60–100 mph (97–161 km/h) wind gusts across extremely dry grasses and fuels before reaching the town. [14] It spread rapidly and unexpectedly, prompting the temporary evacuation of 13,000 people in Superior and 21,000 in Louisville.
Officials said the rapidly moving fires likely destroyed at least 500 homes in Boulder County, as well as a hotel and a shopping center, according to The Associated Press.
According to the National Interagency Fire Center, as of July 1, 2021, at least 32,860 acres (13,300 ha) of land had burned in at least 337 wildland fires across the state. [3] [4] Hundreds of homes were burned, and the cities of Louisville and Superior were evacuated, during the Boulder County fires in late December. [5]