Tag: evacuations
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Some Colorado City evacuees return home, heroic efforts save Wetmore
After more than 10,000 residents fled the Aspen Acres fire, residents started to return home Monday afternoon to areas near the southern end of the fire. Officials were letting residents back into Colorado City and homes off Crow Cutoff, Burnt Mill Road and Waterbarrel Road if their addresses matched those on a list, but some…
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Aspen Acres fire crews make headway; blaze is 13% contained
UPDATE (8:50 p.m.): According to the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office, all areas under per-evacuation in the county have been upgraded to mandatory evacuation orders. This also includes the town of Williamsburg.The areas under evacuation include, according to the sheriff’s office social media announcement:-Fremont County Roads 15, 103, and 100-Newlin Ridge Road-Los Pinos Subdivision-Lock Mountain Estates-The…
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Colorado wildfire roundup: Aspen Acres blaze reaches nearly 48,000 acres; more evacuation orders enacted
The Aspen Acres fire has burned more than 48,000 acres in Pueblo and Custer counties, with zero containment, and continued moving fast Wednesday. That has prompted incident officials and law enforcement to issue new mandatory evacuation and pre-evacuation orders. The blaze has scorched an additional 20,000 acres since Pueblo County Sheriff David Lucero and Custer…
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Colorado wildfire roundup: Aspen Acres explodes to 23,000 acres, evacuations from Custer County to I-25
Multiple wildfires continue to burn across Colorado, forcing several evacuations and road closures, according to local and state officials. The fastest-growing and largest fire was first reported at 40 acres around 6 a.m. Monday and began in Custer County near the Pueblo County line. It rapidly grew northeastward to more than 23,100 acres by 5…
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San Juan floodwaters hit 55-year high, forcing evacuations, schools closure in Pagosa Springs
Floodwaters in the San Juan River hit a 55-year high as heavy rains pummeled Archuleta County early on Tuesday morning, prompting both road and school closures in Pagosa Springs. The river’s 12.82-foot swell — reached around 5:15 a.m. Tuesday — is the highest water level the river has hit in the town since 1970, a…
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Super typhoon blowing by northern Philippines and Taiwan forces evacuations and closures
Thousands of people have been evacuated from northern Philippine villages and schools and offices were closed in the archipelago and neighboring Taiwan as one of the strongest typhoons this year threatens to cause flooding and landslides on its way to southeastern China
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Highland Lakes fire: List of evacuation and pre-evacuation order areas
Here are the evacuation areas prompted by the Highland Lakes fire that started Monday northwest of Divide in Teller County, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The fire, named the Highland Lakes fire, was estimated to be around 90 to 97 acres with 0% containment Monday night, according to Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell. Areas are…
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Highland Lakes fire near Divide grows to 90 acres; 700 homes evacuated, Stage 3 fire ban in place
A fire burning in the Highland Lakes area northwest of Divide prompted pre-evacuation and evacuation orders Monday night in Teller County, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The fire, named the “Highland Lakes fire,” was estimated to be around 90 to 97 acres with 0% containment, according to Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell. In a 7 p.m.…
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Scandinavian Airlines medevac plane lands in Malaysian island where Norwegian king is hospitalized
A Scandinavian Airlines medical evacuation plane has arrived in Malaysia’s northern resort island of Langkawi, where the Norwegian king is being treated at a hospital for an infection
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A Scandinavian Airlines medical evacuation plane lands on a Malaysian island where the Norwegian king is hospitalized
LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AP) — A Scandinavian Airlines medical evacuation plane lands on a Malaysian island where the Norwegian king is hospitalized.