Tag: Evacuation Orders
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Wildfire evacuation centers established as orders expand to I-25 in Pueblo County
Thousands of acres are within the Aspen Acres fire perimeter in Pueblo County, prompting officials to issue evacuation orders from Custer County to Interstate 25. Residents of Beulah, Rye and along Colorado 165 to Old San Isabel Road in Custer County were ordered to evacuate because of the Aspen Acres fire, which has grown to…
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Fire at Nederland shopping center destroys ‘heart of town’
An early morning fire at a shopping center in Nederland destroyed more than a dozen businesses in what residents called a devastating blow to the heart of the town. The fire also prompted an evacuation order in Boulder County Business owners and residents said they worry about how long the recovery would take, and some…
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Fire in northeast El Paso County near County Line Road controlled
A fire near County Line Road on El Paso County’s northern edge with Elbert County briefly shut down area roads and even triggered a brief pre-evacuation warning Thursday. According to fire officials, the now-controlled fire involved an outbuilding and some hay bales. Falcon Fire and the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office initially received reports of…