Tag: Marshall Fire
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Home Builders Association of Metro Denver launches task force to help fire victims
The Home Builders Association of Metro Denver launched a task force it hopes will help the victims of the deadly Marshall fire with rebuilding their homes, according to a news release. The Marshall Fire Rebuilding Task Force occupies a space on the association’s website, HBAdenver.com, and includes a series of public service announcements it hopes will…
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Underground coal fire being investigated as a potential source of ignition in Marshall Fire
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While speculation about the cause of Colorado’s most destructive wildfire has focused on a religious group’s property, investigators are also looking at other possible ignition points – including the possibility the blaze erupted from a dormant coal mine, 9Wants to Know has confirmed. An estimated…
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Colorado attorney general targets landlord price gouging following Marshall fire
In an effort to stop landlords from gouging homeowners displaced by the Marshall fire, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser on Thursday sent letters to four online rental companies urging them to take measures to stop any such attempts to price gouge. “The Department has received consumer complaints, and recent investigative reporting has conveyed, that some…
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Disaster assistance center for victims of Marshall fire to close
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Boulder County Disaster Assistance Center in Lafayette is scheduled to shut down Saturday after serving victims of the Marshall fire for nearly three weeks. The center’s closure comes as officials said they are shifting their focus to longer-term recovery efforts in the aftermath of…
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Bone fragments found in search for 91-year-old woman missing since Marshall fire
Investigators have found small bone fragments at the property of Edna Nadine Turnbull, a 91-year-old woman who has been missing since the Marshall fire destroyed her Superior neighborhood nearly three weeks ago. The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office announced the discovery Wednesday. Investigators are now testing the bone fragments to determine whether they are human or…
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Marshall Fire shows gaps in emergency alert systems
As the Marshall Fire roared into heavily populated areas of Boulder County, some residents report, the only way they knew things were getting dangerous was by watching people run out of nearby Target and Costco stores into hazy parking lots. At ground zero on Dec. 30, where Boulder Sheriff’s Office says the fire originated, some…
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Donations to Marshall fire victims, recovery up to $42 million
More than two weeks after the Marshall fire sparked in Boulder County, donors from across the country have donated more than $42 million. In the days since the blaze, the Community Foundation Boulder County’s wildfire fund had received over $20 million in donations from more than 59,000 donors worldwide as of Thursday evening, said Eric…
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Marshall fire: Dumpsters will be placed in Boulder County for spoiled food this weekend
Several dumpsters will be placed in areas impacted by the Marshall fire this weekend so residents can dispose of rotten food, according to Boulder County. The dumpsters will be available between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and will be located at: Superior: On the south side of Founders Park, 7725 Coral Creek…
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Louisville hospital to reopen after Marshall fire evacuation
The Centura-Avista Adventist Hospital is scheduled to reopen Tuesday after the Marshall fire forced the hospital to evacuate on Dec. 30. The Louisville hospital has been temporarily closed since the blaze burned more than 6,000 acres in Boulder County, destroying over 1,000 homes and killing at least one person. The hospital suffered smoke damage and required extensive…
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Marshall fire: Officials urge property owners to complete right of entry forms
Boulder County officials are urging residents impacted by the Marshall fire to complete a right of entry form as soon as possible. Officials said completion of the form will allow residents to opt in or out of the county’s debris removal program, but will also allow for the removal of imminent hazards and the application…