Human remains have been found in a house burned by a Colorado wildfire. Authorities said Wednesday that the body was found in one of as many as five homes that burned in a fire just north of Lyons, Colorado. A second fire that is burning southwest of Denver triggered evacuation orders for 575 homes.
This image provided by the USDA Forest Service shows the Alexander Mountain Fire near Loveland, Colo., Tuesday, July 30, 2024. This image provided by the USDA Forest Service shows the Alexander Mountain Fire near Loveland, Colo., Tuesday, July 30, 2024. This image provided by the USDA Forest Service shows the Alexander Mountain Fire near Loveland, Colo., Tuesday, July 30, 2024. This image provided by the USDA Forest Service shows the Alexander Mountain Fire near Loveland, Colo.
The body was discovered in one of as many as five homes that burned in a fire about one mile north of Lyons, Colorado, the Boulder County Sheriff Curtis Johnson said. He said detectives were assisting the investigation into the death but declined to provide further details The fire began Tuesday afternoon and had burned about two square miles by Wednesday morning. It was listed as zero percent contained on a federal wildfire report Wednesday that said 150 personnel were battling the blaze.
It was one of several large fires burning on Colorado’s Front Range. A fire at the edge of the Denver metro area west of the small town of Conifer triggered the evacuation of about 575 houses overnight Tuesday. That fire was less than one square mile as of Tuesday night. Jefferson County officials said resources were stretched thin and they had not yet controlled the fire.Bedayn is a statehouse reporter for The Associated Press based in Denver. He is a Report for America corps member.
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