The fire burned for more than two hours in Thornton before the city’s fire department announced the flames had been fully contained at 2:07 p.m. Wednesday.
A firefighter rakes smoldering wood chips in an outdoor exercise area where the Huron Fire burned on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, near West 84th Avenue and Huron Street in Thornton, Colo. Thornton police officers went door-to-door Wednesday afternoon to evacuate residents after a grass fire sparked near a high school, according to law enforcement.
Crews gain foothold on fast-moving wildfire on Colorado’s Eastern Plains Firefighters spray water on rows of charred vehicles where the Huron fire burned on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, near West 84th Avenue and Huron Street in Thornton, Colo. Interstate 25 was closed in both directions for more than an hour near the fire for low visibility, a closure that steadily grew before it was fully lifted. As of 1:30 p.m., all lanes of I-25 had reopened between Colorado 53/58th Avenue in North Washington and 104th Avenue in Thornton,Photos taken at the scene showed rows of charred cars and a large, black burn scar behind Pinnacle Charter High School. Pinnacle Charter and nearby businesses were evacuated and several roads around the fire — which sparked near the high school at West 84th Avenue and Huron Street — were closed, Grass fire that sparked near Pinnacle Charter High School, 8412 Huron Street in Thornton, on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. The fire prompted evacuations at the high school and nearby businesses and closed lanes of Interstate 25. it covered neighborhoods northeast of the fire. Information on the number of people in the evacuation zone, the size and cause of the fire, whether anyone was injured and what sparked the flames is also unknown., 11151 Colorado Blvd., after residents were initially directed to Water World. While the fire was contained shortly after 2 p.m., residents were not yet allowed to return home. Outages included more than 3,000 customers in Jefferson County near Arvada and Westminster, 200 customers in Adams County near Sherrelwood and dozens of small outages in between, according to the utility. Xcel Energy did not proactively de-energize power lines in the area, but utility officials were working with fire crews and were ready to shut down lines if needed, spokesperson Michelle Aguayo said. A grass fire burning near 84th Avenue and Huron Street in Thornton forced evacuations of Pinnacle Charter High School and nearby businesses on Feb. 25, 2026. Avalanche's Brock Nelson skips Team USA White House visit after winning gold medalBoulder bike shop was sold without owner’s OK, he saysColorado weather: More than a foot of snow forecast for mountainsWesternaires end Native American dancing program after decades of Indigenous pushback
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