A grass fireplace on the entrance of Coal Creek Canyon in Arvada burned greater than 100 acres, prompted pre-evacuation warnings and closed two state highways on Saturday.
The Candelas neighborhood was below a pre-evacuation warning for a number of hours after the Plainview fireplace sparked close to Colorado 93 and Colorado 72 at 8:35 am., Arvada Fireplace Rescue spokesperson Brady Johnson stated.
The hearth, which charred an estimated 130 acres, was principally contained by 10 a.m. fireplace officers stated. Legislation enforcement lifted pre-evacuation orders at 11:40 a.m. at reopened Colorado 93 and Colorado 72 simply earlier than 1 p.m.
Nobody was injured and no constructions had been threatened by the fireplace, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Workplace stated.
The Plainview Fireplace is at 80% containment and doesn’t seem like associated to the practice tracks. Nice crew work from @ArvadaFire, @ArvadaPolice, @boulder_fire, Boulder Open House, Coal Creek Fireplace & @ColoradoDOT. Please keep away from the world because of the ongoing fireplace suppression efforts… pic.twitter.com/zGB2jVQeO3
— Jeffco Sheriff (@jeffcosheriffco) February 7, 2026
“Breezy situations and dry fuels enabled this fireplace to rapidly develop in measurement,” fire officials said on social media.
The hearth was largely boxed in on the northwest facet of the 2 highways, Johnson stated. The reason for the fireplace is below investigation and doesn’t seem like associated to the close by railroad tracks, in keeping with the sheriff’s workplace.
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