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Fourth fire pops up along Front Range

Jul 31, 2024, 5:38 PM | Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:02 am

The dry and hot weather continues sparking another fire along the Colorado Front Range. The fourth fire is reported near Gross Reservoir in Boulder County and has ordered evacuations in that area for properties near Lake Shore Drive. Boulder County Sheriff’s Office is referring to this fourth fire as the Lake Shore Fire.

Mandatory evacuations:

  • Lakeshore Drive near Gross Reservoir are being told to evacuate immediately.
  • West of Gross Reservoir along Magnolia Road with a western boundary just west of County Line 7 (toward Peak to Peak Highway)

For more information on closures in that area go to our partners at 9News. 

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