DENVER (KDVR) — A wildfire ignited late Tuesday night in Jefferson County, forcing mandatory evacuations.
The fire was discovered by a deputy around 9 p.m. along Deer Creek Canyon Road west of Grizzly Drive and as of Wednesday morning was estimated to have grown to 100 acres by 1 a.m.
A wildfire ignited the night of July 30, 2024, along Deer Creek Canyon Road (Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office)A wildfire ignited the night of July 30, 2024, along Deer Creek Canyon Road (Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office)A wildfire ignited the night of July 30, 2024, along Deer Creek Canyon Road (Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office)A wildfire ignited the night of July 30, 2024, along Deer Creek Canyon Road (Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office)This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows a color infrared view of the fire line near Big Thompson Road of the Alexander Mountain Fire west of Loveland, Colo., Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (Satellite image ©2024 Maxar Technologies via AP)
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