Tag: Fire
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1 dead in Jefferson County house fire
One person was found dead after a house fire Sunday morning in Jefferson County, authorities said. West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire in the 1100 block of South Owens Court on Sunday after neighbors called 911, reporting smoke coming from the home. During a search of the home, firefighters encountered heavy clutter…
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Driver dies in Englewood fuel tanker fire
Firefighters with South Metro Fire Rescue responded to a fuel tanker on fire early Monday morning that caused business evacuations and a major road closure. During the investigation, the driver of the vehicle was located deceased inside the truck, according to a release by the Englewood Police Department. The identity of the driver is being…
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Evacuations ordered for wildfire on western edge of Fort Collins
FORT COLLINS — Evacuations have been ordered for some Fort Collins residents as a result of a wildfire in the area. Poudre Fire Authority said on social media Thursday evening that officers were responding to a three-alarm wildfire in the 1200 block of Catalpa Place, just east of Horsetooth Reservoir on the western edge of…
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Aurora wildland fire contained at Buckley Space Force Base
A wildland fire burned Sunday morning on the southwest end of Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora, authorities said. The fire no longer posed a threat and crews were clearing the scene as of 10:53 a.m., according to Aurora Fire Rescue. Aurora Fire Rescue and the Aurora Police Department first responded to the fire burning…
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Colorado weather a ‘magnitude worse’ than historic Waldo, Black Forest fire seasons, official says
Colorado’s blistering, dry and breezy conditions have fire officials on edge as the state braces for a wildfire season forecast to be worse than during the Waldo Canyon fire in 2012. Officials warn that wildfires are becoming more frequent, more destructive and larger. “We are not looking good for fire this year,” Colorado Springs Fire…
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Denver area smoke blowing in from Nebraska fires
The Denver area became enveloped in a thick haze Thursday afternoon as smoke blew in from fires to the east, the National Weather Service said. Originating from the Ashby and Minor fires in the Sandhills of Nebraska, the smoke began moving southwest across Colorado Thursday morning, NWS officials said on its website. The smoke entered…
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Denver’s nearly 100-year-old City Park bandshell destroyed by fire
A fire destroyed the almost 100-year-old City Park bandshell early Thursday and the Denver Fire Department is investigating the case as possibly arson. “Last night around 2:30 a.m., the bandstand at City Park was destroyed in a fire,” City Park Jazz officials posted on Facebook. “Denver Police and Fire Departments are still on scene and…
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Fire at Denver recycling facility sends smoke plume into metro area
A fire produced a large smoke plume near East 48th Avenue and Colorado Boulveard in Denver early Monday. DENVER — A fire at a recycling facility created a large smoke plume in the Denver metro area Monday morning. The fire was located at a recycling facility near East 48th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard, near Interstate…
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Boulder wildfire sparks near Chautauqua Park, evacuations ordered
A wildfire sparked near Chautauqua Park in southwest Boulder Saturday, the fifth new Denver-area fire to spark in five days. The fire, which officials estimated to be up to five acres before dropping that estimate to 1.5 acres after aerial mapping, sparked around noon Saturday, Boulder Fire Rescue said on social media. Officials issued an…
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Denver’s February likely third warmest in 70 years, experts say
Denver will likely finish this February recording one of the highest average temperatures on record for the month, a National Weather Service official said. Denver’s average of 41.7 degrees Fahrenheit this February places it third-warmest on record, behind only 42.3 degrees (1930) and 43.7 degrees (1954), a spokesperson with the National Weather Service Boulder confirmed…