A grass fire at the entrance of Coal Creek Canyon in Arvada burned more than 100 acres, prompted pre-evacuation warnings and closed two state highways on Saturday.
The Candelas neighborhood was under a pre-evacuation warning for several hours after the Plainview fire sparked near Colorado 93 and Colorado 72 at 8:35 am., Arvada Fire Rescue spokesperson Brady Johnson said.
The fire, which charred an estimated 130 acres, was mostly contained by 10 a.m. fire officials said. Law enforcement lifted pre-evacuation orders at 11:40 a.m. at reopened Colorado 93 and Colorado 72 just before 1 p.m.
No one was injured and no structures were threatened by the fire, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said.
The Plainview Fire is at 80% containment and does not appear to be related to the train tracks. Great team work from , , , Boulder Open Space, Coal Creek Fire & . Please avoid the area due to the ongoing fire suppression efforts…
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“Breezy conditions and dry fuels enabled this fire to quickly grow in size,”
The fire was largely boxed in on the northwest side of the two highways, Johnson said. The cause of the fire is under investigation and does not appear to be related to the nearby railroad tracks, according to the sheriff’s office.
