I've been talking for months about how dry it has been here. Today, absolute devastation came when a downed power line -- probably from a 110 mph gust -- started a major wildfire and wiped through Boulder County in Colorado.
Two towns were fully evacuated. A third has been partially evacuated. Towns I was just in going through on Christmas.
As of right now, nearly 600 homes and buildings have been destroyed. My sister is in southeast Boulder and dodged it, but they had their bags packed ready to go at a moment's notice.
For perspective, the fire started south of Boulder and roared northeast through Superior and Lafayette, and is headed into Broomfield. This is all northwest of Denver.
I'm due east and downwind of the fire and smoke is just brutal and the winds are still howling. And we're still 24 hours out from when snow is supposed to start.
More than 35,000 evacuated.
It's devastating. Heartbreaking. And beyond horrible.
Two towns were fully evacuated. A third has been partially evacuated. Towns I was just in going through on Christmas.
As of right now, nearly 600 homes and buildings have been destroyed. My sister is in southeast Boulder and dodged it, but they had their bags packed ready to go at a moment's notice.
For perspective, the fire started south of Boulder and roared northeast through Superior and Lafayette, and is headed into Broomfield. This is all northwest of Denver.
I'm due east and downwind of the fire and smoke is just brutal and the winds are still howling. And we're still 24 hours out from when snow is supposed to start.
More than 35,000 evacuated.
It's devastating. Heartbreaking. And beyond horrible.
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