As CNN reports, high winds have been fueling the fire and caused it to move fast. The amount of damage is unclear at the moment, but it looks like no homes have been destroyed by the fire. One firetruck was damaged.
Also, there have been no injuries reported so far. The cause of the boulder fire is currently unknown.
Currently the fire is moving north-east and some roads have been closed due to smoke and bad visibility.
The dailycamera.com reports the following Evacuations and road closures:
Evacuations
Gold Hill, Fourmile Canyon, Olde Stage, Salina, Sunshine Canyon are under mandatory evacuation.
Mountain Meadows, Mountain Pines, Boulder Heights and Pinebrook Hills are being evacuated now.
Evacuation points are open at the Nederland Community Center, 750 N. Colo. 72; North Boulder Recreation Center, 3170 Broadway; and New Vista High School, 700 20th St., Boulder.
Animal Shelters
Evacuees can take dogs, cats and small mammals to the Humane Society of Boulder Valley, 2323 55th St., for temporary shelter. The VCA All Pets Clinic, 5290 Manhattan Circle, Boulder, will also take cats and dogs; call 303-499-5335 to make an appointment.
Livestock is being taken to the Boulder County Fairgrounds in Longmont.
Road closures
Lefthand Canyon, Fourmile Canyon, Sunshine Canyon, Olde Stage and westbound Colo.119 (Boulder Canyon) are closed to traffic.
How to get help
For more information on Red Cross shelters and services, call 303-722-7474.
An incident call center has been established to assist residents affected by the wildfire and evacuations. Residents are asked to contact this call center at 303-413-7737 instead of calling 911 or the city and county dispatch lines unless there is a new emergency to report.
Read more: Fourmile Canyon fire: 2,200 acres burning, 100 homes threatened - Boulder DailyCamera.com
Here is a video shot from the distance: Boulder fire 6th September 2010
And here another video. It does not show fire itself, but you can see smoke all over.
And here another video
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