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Closely Built Homes Help Spread Colorado Marshall Fire

High winds 80 to 100 miles per hour fueled apocalyptic wild fires which tore across open grasslands and through homes in Superior, Colorado off highway 36. Power was cut to 34,000 homes and over 30,000 residents were forced to evacuate. Over 500 homes were destroyed by the Marshall fire outside Boulder, Colorado which was sparked by downed power lines in high winds on December 30, 2021.

Too many houses built too close together on the tinder-dry high plains between Denver and Boulder resulted in $1 billion in Marshall firestorm losses, insurance industry researchers discovered this week as they sifted through ashes and charred ruins. They were starting an investigation, similar to the work done after previous devastating fires, such as the… Continue reading Closely Built Homes Help Spread Colorado Marshall Fire