About 19,000 people ordered to evacuate due to wildfire burning in Boulder
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BOULDER, Colo. (KRDO) -- The Boulder Police Department posted Saturday that 19,000 people or about 8,000 homes need to immediately evacuate due to a wildfire burning in an open space.
They say the fire is about 130 acres and zero percent contained as of 6:30 P.M. No structures have been damaged.
According to police, the fire is burning near the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and is now being called the NCAR Fire.
About 1200 contacts in this shaded area are being ordered to EVACUATE NOW #boulder #bouldercolorado pic.twitter.com/u17noMtDPt
— Boulder Police Dept. (@boulderpolice) March 26, 2022
Emergency alerts were sent out to all cell phones near NCAR
This is being called the #NCARFire The @bouldercolorado EOC has been activated. Wireless Emergency Alerts have been sent to ALL cell phones within a 1/4 mile radius from NCAR. Message is to EVACUATE area due to fast moving wildfire #boulder pic.twitter.com/oP9XYBHuXP
— Boulder Police Dept. (@boulderpolice) March 26, 2022
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