Officials Lift Most Evacuation Orders on Colorado Wildfire

Officials Lift Most Evacuation Orders on Colorado Wildfire
Smoke billows from a wildfire in Marshall, Colo., on March 26, 2022. Dave Zelio/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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BOULDER, Colo.—A wildfire south of Boulder that forced nearly 20,000 people to flee was listed at 21 percent contained and most evacuations had been lifted by Sunday morning, officials with Boulder Fire-Rescue said.

The fire, which ignited Saturday, burned to within 1,000 yards of homes on the west end of Boulder, said Mike Smith, incident commander.