LARIMER COUNTY, Colo — A wildfire that has burned more than 200 acres and prompted evacuations in Larimer County is now 100% contained Saturday afternoon, according to the Larimer County Sheriff's Office.
A previous estimate put the size of the fire at least 500 acres, but the sheriff's office said better mapping revealed the size was actually 212 acres.
The wildfire, which is called the County Road 21 Fire, started Thursday afternoon northeast of Ted's Place, at the intersection of Highway 287 and Poudre Canyon Road. The fire is southeast of the intersection of County Road 66 and County Road 21.
On Thursday evening, Poudre Fire said on Facebook that the fire had burned between 500 and 600 acres. In that same post, the agency said that winds had died down which gave crews better access to the fire lines.
On Friday morning, the Larimer County Sheriff's Office said the fire had calmed down overnight and there was some light precipitation that helped prevent any growth.
A mandatory evacuation order was issued for the following areas, the Larimer County Sheriff's Office said:
- The area east of Highway 287, south to Arapaho Valley Road, east to County Road 21 and north to County Road 66.
- Arapaho Valley Road south to County Road 56, east to County Road 21, and west to Highway 287.
On Friday afternoon, the sheriff's office lifted evacuation orders for people living in the area between County Road 66, south along County Road 21 to County Road 56 and west to County Road 21C.
The sheriff's office also downgraded the mandatory evacuation to voluntary evacuation for residents in the area south of County Road 66 to Highway 287, west of County Road 21C and east of Highway 287.
On Friday evening, the sheriff's office said it had lifted all of the remaining voluntary evacuations.
Evacuation map provided by NOCOAlert:
An evacuation site was originally set up at the Leeper Center at 3800 Wilson Avenue in Wellington. As of 11:43 p.m. Thursday, the Red Cross announced the shelter in Wellington had closed.
A large air tanker and a helicopter were helping with the fire response.
The Wellington Fire Protection District said the fire is believed to have been started by lightning, but they are not yet done with their investigation.
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