Officials: Human actions sparked Colorado wildfire that razed 27 homes

DENVER, Colorado: Investigators said late last week that human beings caused the wildfire in Colorado that tore through 15 square miles and destroyed 48 buildings, over half of which were homes…..For More READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE ▶▶

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U.S. Forest Service investigators, working with the local sheriff’s office, did not provide more information on whether they believe the Alexander Mountain Fire was started intentionally or if there is a suspect. The Larimer County Assessor released a report finding that 27 homes were destroyed, along with 21 outbuildings, and another four homes were damaged.

Most of the wildfires have now been contained, but one person was found dead in a burned building. The fire near Loveland on Alexander Mountain, about an hour’s drive north of Denver, was one of several conflagrations that started late last month and threatened urban areas north and south of the state’s capital city.

Officials believe another fire south of Loveland, which burned simultaneously, was also human-caused.

The wildfires in Colorado, part of nearly 100 burning across the U.S. late last month, led to thousands of evacuations. Firefighters worked in often treacherously steep terrain beneath the buzz of helicopters and planes zipping between reservoirs and the blazes…..For More READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE ▶▶