Boulder-Area Residents Express Mixed Feelings About How NCAR Fire Evacuation Notices Went Out

By Marissa Armas, CBS Denver:

It was nerve-wracking 24 hours for Table Mesa south resident Gilad Gordon.

“You see that ridge of pine trees, just very shortly above it, those were on fire yesterday as I was coming out of the house,” said Gordon on Sunday.

At around 5 p.m. on Sunday Gordon was finally allowed to return back to his home after being one of the first to receive an emergency alert to evacuate the area. His home is located about 300 yards away from the NCAR Fire burn scar.

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