Smoke from a fire seen billowing over a part of Boulder County on Monday afternoon caused anxiety for some residents as warm, dry and windy conditions continued along the Front Range. The brush fire burned 35 acres before it was quickly extinguished by firefighters.
“I was concerned, like, ‘Oh no, not again,’ especially considering we just had all the hubbub recently about turning off the power,” said Boulder County resident Mike Slavin.
“It’s just been warm and dry and yeah, with, especially with all the all the wind out there, it is. It is a bit scary,” said Boulder County resident Jason Merryman.
Some homes in the area were evacuated for a time after the fire started in a large area with open space around 3 p.m. Monday near 104th and Dillon Road. The evacuation order was lifted about 4:30 p.m…