Another new wildfire erupts in Colorado
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Another new wildfire erupts in Colorado
By the CNN Wire Staff
September 12, 2010 7:08 p.m. EDT
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
* NEW: Fire grows to more than 600 acres
* At least one structure is damaged
* Residents are allowed into "burn area" near Boulder
* Another brush fire prompts evacuations west of Loveland
(CNN) -- Residents displaced by a giant wildfire near Boulder, Colorado, began returning home Sunday while, 40 miles to the north, another fire forced evacuations west of Loveland.
About 80 firefighters were responding to a brush fire near Flatiron Reservoir, local authorities said. The fire quickly grew from 40 acres to more than 600 acres by Sunday afternoon.
A spokesman with the Loveland Fire Department said there was an unspecificed number of evacuations and at least 100 homes may be threatened. At least one structure has been damaged, the city of Loveland said in a statement.
City officials ordered anyone within a four-mile radius of the affected area to evacuate, and more evacuations are possible.
No injuries have been reported.
Video images showed aircraft dropping bright orange retardants on the blaze. Nine air tankers and four helicopter tankers were deployed to help fight the fire, according to the city of Loveland.
The flames from the fire could be seen for miles.
CNN iReporter Randy Macht of Louisville, east of Boulder, lives on a ridge and said the smoke plume appeared to be growing.
"It looks like it's growing faster than not. But you can never really tell. Grass fires produce a lot of smoke, and forest fires are a different ball game. But it's all in the foothills, and you've got lots of homes and trees," Macht said.
The fire's cause was not immediately known.
Meanwhile, a large wildfire that consumed 160 homes and caused a large evacuation may have been sparked by a fire pit, a law enforcement official told the Denver Post in a report published Sunday. The newspaper did not name the official. Authorities previously said the fire may have started after a vehicle crashed into a propane tank.
The Boulder County Sheriff's Office "is not going to release anything about the cause and origin of the fire until they have the evidence to support their conclusions," county spokeswoman Barb Halpin told CNN.
Residents of about 600 homes were forced to leave last week. Many were allowed into the "burn area" Sunday afternoon during a phased re-entry.
The firefighting team expects to fully contain the Fourmile Canyon fire late Monday or Tuesday. Dry weather is expected, with light winds forecast.
More than 1,000 firefighters from several states have strengthened their lines and are tackling hot spots. The blaze was 73 percent contained Sunday.
The fire, which started Monday morning, has charred more than 6,400 acres of countryside and destroyed 172 structures -- 166 of which were homes -- on Boulder's west side.
CNN's Justin Lear contributed to this report.
Another new wildfire erupts in Colorado
By the CNN Wire Staff
September 12, 2010 7:08 p.m. EDT
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
* NEW: Fire grows to more than 600 acres
* At least one structure is damaged
* Residents are allowed into "burn area" near Boulder
* Another brush fire prompts evacuations west of Loveland
(CNN) -- Residents displaced by a giant wildfire near Boulder, Colorado, began returning home Sunday while, 40 miles to the north, another fire forced evacuations west of Loveland.
About 80 firefighters were responding to a brush fire near Flatiron Reservoir, local authorities said. The fire quickly grew from 40 acres to more than 600 acres by Sunday afternoon.
A spokesman with the Loveland Fire Department said there was an unspecificed number of evacuations and at least 100 homes may be threatened. At least one structure has been damaged, the city of Loveland said in a statement.
City officials ordered anyone within a four-mile radius of the affected area to evacuate, and more evacuations are possible.
No injuries have been reported.
Video images showed aircraft dropping bright orange retardants on the blaze. Nine air tankers and four helicopter tankers were deployed to help fight the fire, according to the city of Loveland.
The flames from the fire could be seen for miles.
CNN iReporter Randy Macht of Louisville, east of Boulder, lives on a ridge and said the smoke plume appeared to be growing.
"It looks like it's growing faster than not. But you can never really tell. Grass fires produce a lot of smoke, and forest fires are a different ball game. But it's all in the foothills, and you've got lots of homes and trees," Macht said.
The fire's cause was not immediately known.
Meanwhile, a large wildfire that consumed 160 homes and caused a large evacuation may have been sparked by a fire pit, a law enforcement official told the Denver Post in a report published Sunday. The newspaper did not name the official. Authorities previously said the fire may have started after a vehicle crashed into a propane tank.
The Boulder County Sheriff's Office "is not going to release anything about the cause and origin of the fire until they have the evidence to support their conclusions," county spokeswoman Barb Halpin told CNN.
Residents of about 600 homes were forced to leave last week. Many were allowed into the "burn area" Sunday afternoon during a phased re-entry.
The firefighting team expects to fully contain the Fourmile Canyon fire late Monday or Tuesday. Dry weather is expected, with light winds forecast.
More than 1,000 firefighters from several states have strengthened their lines and are tackling hot spots. The blaze was 73 percent contained Sunday.
The fire, which started Monday morning, has charred more than 6,400 acres of countryside and destroyed 172 structures -- 166 of which were homes -- on Boulder's west side.
CNN's Justin Lear contributed to this report.
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