Almost 20,000 people are ordered to evacuate fast-approaching Boulder, Colorado wildfire as it’s fanned by strong winds: 8,000 properties are under threat

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  Wildfire is burning near the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado with 19,000 ordered to evacuate on Saturday afternoon
• Fire was estimated to have quickly grown from 60 acres to 126 acres on Saturday with ‘zero containment,’ according to police
• Strong winds prompted the evacuation of 8,000 homes as officials fear the fire will spread further
• Blaze is only a few miles away from devastating Marshall Fire that roared through Louisville, Colorado in December burning 1,000 homes to the ground

By JAMES GORDON FOR DAILYMAIL.COM  and ASSOCIATED PRESS

Authorities issued an evacuation order for 19,400 people on Saturday near a fast-moving Colorado wildfire in rolling hills south of the college town of Boulder, not far from the site of a destructive 2021 blaze that leveled more than 1,000 homes almost three months to the day.

The wildfire was fueled by wind earlier in the day and had grown to 126 acres with no containment, Boulder Fire-Rescue spokesperson Marya Washburn said. 

The fire is burning near the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, and is being referred to as the NCAR fire. +40View gallery

An air tanker drops fire retardant on the NCAR Fire on Saturday in Boulder, Colorado+40View gallery

The NCAR Fire burns on March 26, 2022 in Boulder, Colorado+40View gallery

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Boulder Office of Emergency Management tweets about the NCAR fire on Saturday evening. The evacuation areas include 19,000 people and 8,000 homes. The fire is currently at 126 acres and zero containment.+40View gallery

The Boulder Police Department tweets an evacuation map of the NCAR Fire on Saturday night+40View gallery

A man watches as the NCAR Fire burns on Saturday in Boulder, Colorado+40View gallery

An air tanker drops slurry on the NCAR Fire on Saturday afternoon +40View gallery

The wildfire, which has forced almost 20,000 people to evacuate their homes and started just a few miles away from where the Marshall Fire destroyed more than 1,000 homes in December…….More Here

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