'Life threatening' Colorado wildfires trigger evacuations in Boulder area
Multiple wildfires fueled by strong winds have triggered evacuation orders Thursday in Boulder County, Colorado.
The National Weather Service for Denver and Boulder called the situation "life threatening" and urged residents of Superior and Louisville, cities about 8 miles southeast of Boulder, to "LEAVE NOW." Officials issued evacuation orders for both communities by Thursday afternoon.
The weather service said the fires were “becoming a very high impact wind event for our area” and urged people to “take it seriously and abide by any evacuation orders from local authorities.”
NBC affiliate KUSA of Denver reported that the strong winds brought down power lines which sparked several grass fires in the area. The sheriff's office said in a tweet that it has received multiple reports of downed power lines and transformers blowing.
Crews were responding to the fires, the sheriff's office said.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/life-threatening-colorado-wildfires-trigger-evacuations-boulder-area-rcna10475
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...are due to climate change or we might have to ... uh ... do something about it.
Just your usual 100 mph winds in winter over dry, tinderbox land. Business as usual... right?
