Posted on Jan 1, 2022
Wildfires devastate Colorado, claiming hundreds of homes
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A series of wildfires, swept by wind, caused extensive damage in Colorado Thursday, forcing tens of thousands of residents to evacuate and destroying several hundred homes in their paths, according to reports from local news.
The largest such fire, the Marshall Fire, reportedly began in Boulder on Thursday afternoon and is believed to have started due to downed power lines that were knocked over by severe winds. The Denver Post reports that the winds in question reached over 100mph in gusts, and further helped contribute to the spread of the fire, which ultimately destroyed over 500 homes and had grown to over 1,600 acres by 5 p.m. Thursday.
The largest such fire, the Marshall Fire, reportedly began in Boulder on Thursday afternoon and is believed to have started due to downed power lines that were knocked over by severe winds. The Denver Post reports that the winds in question reached over 100mph in gusts, and further helped contribute to the spread of the fire, which ultimately destroyed over 500 homes and had grown to over 1,600 acres by 5 p.m. Thursday.
Wildfires devastate Colorado, claiming hundreds of homes
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Thank you for the news share ma'am, saw a little about this, but didn't hear what the damage was till now Lt Col Charlie Brown
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Not only did the fire destroy 500 or more homes, they got hit with a blizzard of snow just after, haven't heard of any casualties though.
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