Wind-Whipped Wildfires Destroy Hundreds of Homes in Colorado

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Hurricane-force winds caused hundreds of homes to burn in Boulder, Colorado, and forced the evacuate of entire towns.

There could be casualties from the fires that engulfed more than 500 dwellings on Thursday, according to the Boulder County Sheriff.

The governor of Colorado declared a state of emergency as thousands abandoned the communities of Superior and Louisville, jamming roads and highways. People in other parts of Boulder County were warned to leave.

Carmen Porter, who lives in Boulder near Louisville, said in a telephone interview that they saw a line of flames at least a mile long. The houses in the south were burned for sure.

The National Weather Service said that the wind gusts in the Rockies reached as high as 100 miles per hour. This is a life threatening situation if you are in Louisville. The weather service said to leave now.

The Marshall fire had burned 1,600 acres by 5 pm, the Denver Gazette reported.

More than 51,000 homes and businesses are without power after a smoke cloud stretched for more than 70 miles, according to Power Outage.us.

According to the Denver Post, the mayor of Superior said that they are watching it burn. This is terrible for our people.

Disaster services opened a site for horses and large animals in Boulder County. The weather service is predicting a lot of snow.

Patients at Centura-Avista Adventist Hospital in Superior were evacuated to other facilities.

Stephen Stapczynski assisted.

The wind-whipped wildfires destroyed hundreds of homes in Colorado.

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