Crime & Safety
NCAR Fire: All Evacuations Lifted, Containment Around 35%
No structures have been damaged, authorities said. Officials say the fire came within 1,000 yards from homes on the west side of Boulder.
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – All evacuations at the NCAR Fire in Boulder were lifted Sunday at 5 p.m. Latest information on the size of the fire grew to nearly 190 acres and is 35% contained, as of 4:30 p.m. Officials previously said the fire was around 200 acres, but information from a multi-mission aircraft provided more accurate calculations.
Initially, 19,000 people and 8,000 homes had been told to evacuate. The American Red Cross says they provided shelter for 44 evacuees on Saturday night. The evacuations remain in place as of Sunday afternoon, and OEM asks residents to monitor its website for updated information. Fire officials say the fire activity was calm following high humidity overnight, but they expected wind gusts up to 20 mph from the northwest and west. They say those winds however did not grow to concern.