Tens of thousands of people in Boulder County were forced to flee their homes on Thursday.
Residents of Boulder County in Colorado have returned to scenes of devastation after snowfall helped extinguish the last of a raging wildfire.One local resident said some families in the area that "lost everything" and it was a "Christmas miracle" that nobody was killed.The fire at its peak was driven by winds of up to 105 mph which caused flames to jump over highways and entire communities, local authorities told Reuters news agency.
Climate change increases the risk of the hot, dry weather that is likely to fuel wildfires, and experts say that fires in western North America have grown more intense in recent years. Climate change increases the risk of the hot, dry weather that is likely to fuel wildfires, and experts say that fires in western North America have grown more intense in recent years.People have started returning home to assess the damage, many facing scenes of complete destruction.In Louisville, Jeff Conroy told local media that he had watched his family's house burn to the ground.
"The fire department left before I did," he told USA Today. "They knew it couldn't be saved, but I had to watch. AndAnother Louisville resident, Linda Jackson, told the Denver Channel that her home of 20 years had been"I could see flames in my backyard and I knew I had to get out," she said. "I went downstairs, no electricity in my garage and my garage wouldn't open.
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