More than 1 000 homes have been destroyed or damaged and three people are missing, presumed dead, after a catastrophic wildfire erupted on December 30, 2021, and tore through the communities of Superior and Louisville, a suburban area between Denver and Boulder, Colorado.
Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle said Saturday, January 1, 2022, that three people are missing after a rare December wildfire destroyed 991 homes, and damaged 127 more.1
In total, 553 homes were destroyed and 45 damaged in Louisville, 332 were destroyed and 60 damaged in Superior, while in incorporated Boulder County, 105 homes were destroyed and 22 damaged.
This made it the most destructive wildfire on record for the state of Colorado.
Sheriff Pelle said 2 people are missing in Superior and another in the Marshall area. "Each of their homes was lost to Thursday’s wind-driven wildfire," the sheriff said.
The fire broke out in the middle of the day and was driven by wind gusts above 160 km/h (100 mph), forcing at least 33 000 people to evacuate with little notice.
Pelle said investigators are still trying to find the cause of the blaze.
No comments:
Post a Comment