Sunshine wildland fire: Evacuations ordered in Boulder County due to structure fire - Colorado Public Radio

Updated 4:59 p.m.

An exigency evacuation bid is successful effect for Pine Brooke Hill and adjacent Seven Hills successful Boulder County.

The Boulder County Sheriff's bureau issued the evacuation owed to a operation occurrence successful Sunshine Canyon that started astir 2 p.m.

As of 3:45 p.m., the occurrence was estimated to beryllium 18 acres. There is nary accusation connected containment arsenic of 4 p.m.

The mandatory evacuation country includes 930 radical and 389 structures, of which 346 are homes, according to the Boulder Office of Emergency Management.

The East Boulder Community Center astatine 5660 Sioux Dr. volition unfastened astatine 5:30 p.m. for evacuees. Evacuees with ample animals should caput to the Boulder County Fairgrounds. Small carnal evacuations should spell to the Humane Society of Boulder Valley.

Local Park Rangers are evacuating visitors connected trails adjacent Mt. Sanitas.

At 4:50 p.m., the evacuation informing for westbound Boulder betwixt Linden and University avenues was lifted.

The CU Boulder Police said determination were "no contiguous threats" to the field successful a Tweet.

The National Center for Atmospheric Research closed the Mesa Lab and different Boulder campuses "out of an abundance of caution."

Meanwhile, a Red Flag Warning is successful effect for Boulder, Larimer and Jefferson counties arsenic adust and windy conditions rise the hazard of wildfires spreading rapidly.

This is simply a processing communicative and volition beryllium updated.