Colorado on fire: tens of thousands of people evacuated
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Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated in the US state of Colorado due to a massive forest fire.
This is reported by the Associated Press.
A fire broke out in the city of Louisville. About 580 houses, hotels and a shopping center were completely burned down.
According to preliminary data, six people were injured. Difficulty extinguishing a fire in strong winds causing the fire to spread rapidly throughout the area.
Colorado Governor Jared Polis has declared a state of emergency in connection with the fire.
—HOSPITAL EVACUATED—
NEW: Centura Health tells @CBSDenver they’ve evacuated Acosta Adventist Hospital’s NICU, ICU and ED patients as the fires in #Boulder County, #Colorado rage.
Structures have been lost.
Patients were moved to Longmont & St. Anthony pic.twitter.com/o7tfvSr1dC
— Dillon Thomas (@DillonMThomas) December 30, 2021
Colorado fires have almost reached flatirons mall #westminster #colorado #fire pic.twitter.com/OW08DUMM3P
— yaBoy (@Northerlander) December 31, 2021
Apocalyptic, terrifying images of the fires in Colorado right now. Our hearts are with everyone in the area. #coloradofires pic.twitter.com/LnsvjdcnKz
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) December 31, 2021