Tag: Fire
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Hundreds gather at Nederland community rally Saturday as month anniversary of shopping center fire nears
NEDERLAND – Nearly a month after the Caribou Village Shopping Center was destroyed in a fire, hundreds of people attended a rally to support the mountain town’s community and businesses Saturday afternoon. Taking place in the parking lot of the former Black Forest Restaurant — a short walk up the hill from the charred carcass…
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Boulder County Sheriff says no evidence Nederland fire was intentionally set
The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday that investigators have yet to find credible evidence that last week’s fire at a shopping center in Nederland was intentionally started. In the investigation’s first significant public update since the Caribou Village Shopping Center, home to about 20 businesses and the Nederland Police Department, caught fire in the…
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‘Westie’ the turtle, ‘Luna’ the python among animal casualties in Nederland fire
Westie, a 20-year-old turtle who “loved crickets and attention,” and Luna, a 5-year-old ball python who taught kids to appreciate snakes, were among dozens of animal casualties in the early morning fire that destroyed a shopping center in Nederland Thursday. Wild Bear Nature Center was one of more than a dozen businesses in the shopping…
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives national response team deployed to Nederland in wake of fire
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives deployed its national response team to Nederland Friday in the wake of the fire that destroyed a shopping center along the town’s main street. The Caribou Village Shopping Center, home to an estimated 20 businesses in the small mountain town, was decimated by a structure fire that…
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Fire at Nederland shopping center destroys ‘heart of town’
An early morning fire at a shopping center in Nederland destroyed more than a dozen businesses in what residents called a devastating blow to the heart of the town. The fire also prompted an evacuation order in Boulder County Business owners and residents said they worry about how long the recovery would take, and some…
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Fire near Colorado hot spring that engulfed multiple structures prompts arrest
The Saguache County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a structure fire near Mineral Hot Springs on September 6, arriving to see multiple structures “fully engulfed” in flames. Mineral Hot Springs is located in a remote part of the San Luis Valley, about six miles south of Villa Grove. According to a report on…
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Lee fire becomes fourth largest in Colorado history despite continuing monsoonal weather
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Lee fire became the fourth-largest wildfire in Colorado history as updated infrared estimates increased its acreage total Monday night. The Lee fire in Rio Blanco County ballooned from a 700-acre fire at the start of August to one that’s nearing 140,000 acres, according to…
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Derby fire grows to over 4,000 acres as officials extend road closures
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Derby fire continued to grow into Saturday as officials extended road closures north of Dotsero. Now at an estimated 4,111 acres, up nearly 600 from the day before, the fire started by lightning a week ago has drawn nearly 400 personnel working to mitigate…
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Crews reopen Highway 13 as Lee fire containment grows to 31%
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Emergency crews reopened Colorado Highway 13 south of Meeker Saturday morning after they established containment of nearly one third of the Lee fire. Started over two weeks ago, the Lee fire ballooned from a 700-acre…
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New blaze prompts evacuations in southwest Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A new wildfire in southwest Colorado promoted evacuations Friday near the town of Bayfield in La Plata County. A county news release said the Blue Ridge Fire was burning in the Forest Lakes subdivision. It had grown during the day from 3-5 acres to 25…