Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostStructures burned by the Marshall Fire are seen from the air on Jan. 2, 2022, in Superior.
Structures burned by the Marshall fire are seen from the air over Superior on Jan. 2, 2022. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
An aerial photo of a neighborhood near Harper Lake in Louisville shows the destruction left behind from the Marshall Fire on Jan. 2, 2022.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostAn aerial photo shows a total loss of all the homes in the subdivision to the west of the historic downtown area Jan. 2, 2022, in Superior.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostAn aerial photo shows townhomes destroyed by the Marshall Fire along Discovery Parkway on Jan. 2, 2022, in Superior.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostAn aerial photo shows destruction caused by the Marshall Fire on Jan. 2, 2022.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostAn aerial photo of a neighborhood near Harper Lake shows the destruction left behind from the Marshall Fire on Jan. 2, 2022, in Louisville.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostAn aerial photo shows destruction from the Marshall Fire on Jan. 2, 2022, in Louisville.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostAn aerial photo of a neighborhood near Harper Lake show the destruction left behind from the Marshall Fire on Jan. 2, 2022, in Louisville.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostAn aerial photo shows destruction from the Marshall Fire on Jan. 2, 2022, in Louisville.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostAn aerial photo of a neighborhood near Harper Lake in Louisville shows the destruction left behind from the Marshall Fire on Jan. 2, 2022. Some homes were a total loss while others are still standing. Officials have said that 991 homes were destroyed in the Marshall fire. The fast moving fire was stocked by extremely dry drought conditions and fierce winds, with gusts topping 100 mph, along the foothills.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostAn aerial photo shows a total loss of homes in a subdivision to the west of the historic downtown area in Superior on Jan. 2, 2022.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostAn aerial photo of a neighborhood near Harper Lake shows the destruction left behind from the Marshall Fire on Jan. 2, 2022, in Louisville. Some homes were a total loss while others are still standing.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostAn aerial photo of a neighborhood near Harper Lake shows the destruction left behind from the Marshall Fire on Jan. 2, 2022, in Louisville.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostAn aerial photo shows devastation in a subdivision to the west of the historic downtown area in Superior Jan. 2, 2022.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostAn aerial photo of a neighborhood near Harper Lake in Louisville shows the destruction left behind from the Marshall Fire on Jan. 2, 2022,.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostAn aerial photo shows destruction caused by the Marshall Fire on Jan. 2, 2022.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostAn aerial photo shows destruction caused by the Marshall Fire on Jan. 2, 2022.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostAn aerial photo of a neighborhood near Harper Lake shows the destruction left behind from the Marshall Fire on Jan. 2, 2022 in Louisville. Some homes were a total loss while others are still standing.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostAn aerial photo shows destruction caused by the Marshall Fire on Jan. 2, 2022.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostAn aerial photo shows destruction caused by the Marshall Fire on Jan. 2, 2022.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostAn aerial photo shows destruction caused by the Marshall Fire on Jan. 2, 2022.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostAn aerial photo shows destruction caused by the Marshall Fire on Jan. 2, 2022.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostAn aerial photo shows destruction caused by the Marshall Fire on Jan. 2, 2022.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostAn aerial photo of a neighborhood near Harper Lake shows the destruction left behind from the Marshall Fire on Jan. 2, 2022, in Louisville. Some homes were a total loss while others are still standing.
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Structures burned by the Marshall Fire are seen from the air on Jan. 2, 2022, in Superior.
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By Helen H. Richardson | hrichardson@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Aerial images show the destruction left by Thursday’s fast-moving wildfire. Powered by hurricane-force winds, the Marshall fire burned across 6,219 acres, destroying or damaging more than 1,000 homes and businesses in Superior, Louisville and unincorporated Boulder County. Two people remain missing and feared dead.
Investigators narrowed the point of origin of the most destructive wildfire in state history to a neighborhood off Colorado 93 and Marshall Road near where a passer-by captured video of a burning shed the morning the fire started, Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle said Sunday.
