BREAKING: Authorities issued an evacuation order Saturday for residents near a wildfire currently burning on open space near the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder
The Boulder Police Department tweeted that the fire burning near NCAR — called the NCAR Fire — is small at this time, but residents within a quarter-mile radius of the blaze were told to evacuate the area as strong winds push the fire's growth.
The @bouldercolorado Wireless Emergency Alert to EVACUATE NOW was sent to cell phones in this geographic area #NCARfire pic.twitter.com/tqdfP2DnPO Staff from the Colorado State Emergency Operations said they are monitoring the NCAR Fire for resource requests. It's unknown how many agencies are working the fire.
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