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Around 19,000 people and 8,000 homes are under mandatory evacuation as a fast-moving wildfire in Boulder, Colorado of United States has engulfed an area of around 123 acres. The fire quickly spread from 60 to 123 acres, according to officials. The state government has deployed two aircraft in firefighting operations. Authorities have said though the fire has not been contained, the wind is reducing and that will eventually help in containment of the fire.
Updated: 27 Mar 2022 12:50 pm
The NCAR fire burns in the foothills south of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado.
A helicopter flies above the smoke from the NCAR fire as it burns in the foothills south of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado.
From left to right, Laura Tyson, Tod Smith and Rebecca Caldwell, residents of Eldorado Springs, watch as the NCAR fire burns in the foothills south of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo.
Smoke billows from a wildfire in Marshall, Colo. a few miles south of Boulder, Colorado.
Smoke billows from a wildfire Saturday, March 26, 2022 in Marshall, Colo. a few miles south of Boulder, Colorado.
Smoke billows from a wildfire Saturday, March 26, 2022 in Marshall, Colo. a few miles south of Boulder, Colorado.
This photo provided by realtor Alicia Miller shows the ruins of Miller’s former house, which burned to the ground on Dec. 30, 2021, in the devastating Marshall Fire that roared through Louisville, Colo., as smoke from the NCAR Fire burns in the background.
People watch as the NCAR fire burns in the foothills south of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado.
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