BOULDER, Colo.—Three wildfires in Boulder County prompted dozens of home evacuations and damaged a garage.
The small fires Saturday were whipped by high winds. One fire grew to about 2 acres and prompted authorities to make 163 evacuation calls. The second was a smaller grass fire, and a third started when a spark from a power transformer hit a hay bale. The second two caused no damage.
According to the Daily Camera, officials evacuated homes within a one-mile radius (). The evacuations were lifted early Saturday afternoon.
Cmdr. Rick Brough of the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office issued an emergency outdoor burning ban until Sunday afternoon because of high winds. Gusts as high as 82 mph were recorded Saturday morning.
The largest fire damaged a garage and a car.
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Information from: Daily Camera,
