One dead, multiple buildings destroyed in twin fires in Boulder County
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One dead, multiple buildings destroyed in twin fires in Boulder County

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One dead, multiple buildings destroyed in twin fires in Boulder County

Breaking news illustration. (Isabella Hammond/CU Independent)

Firefighters battled two separate fires in the foothills of Boulder County on Wednesday.

The Lake Shore Fire, which broke out around 2 p.m., destroyed at least two buildings northwest of Gross Reservoir, ten miles from the University of Colorado at Boulder campus.
In Lyons, the Stone Canyon fire, which was first reported Tuesday afternoon, has killed one person and damaged five structures. Two firefighters were injured and two others “had conditions that were purely environmental, not necessarily fire-related,” Boulder County Sheriff Curtis Johnson said.
In addition to these fires, firefighters are also responding to two other fires in the greater Denver area: the Alexander fire in Loveland and the Quarry fire in southwest Jefferson County.

Resources were stretched thin as fire departments across the state, even as far south as Pueblo, responded to wildfires.

Gov. Jared Polis declared the fires a disaster to help provide support to fight the blazes. Polis also sent in state National Guard troops to assist fire personnel. This is the first time state National Guard personnel have been sent to help fight wildfires in Colorado since the Marshall Fire in 2021.

As of 1 a.m. Thursday, the Stone Canyon fire was 20% contained, and the Lake Shore fire was still 0% contained, though Johnson is confident in firefighters’ efforts to contain the blazes.

“We feel pretty good about where Stone Canyon is,” Johnson said. “We also feel pretty good about where we are right now with Lake Shore.”

This is a developing story and may be updated.

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