Evacuation orders have been withdrawn after
19,000 residents were told to flee as the NCAR Fire ripped through part of
Colorado, officials said.

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Residents were allowed to return home
Sunday evening, the Boulder Office of Emergency Management said in a news
release.

“With the exception of NCAR Road, all
roads in the area are now open. Officials anticipate that NCAR Road will remain
closed for several days,” the agency said Sunday evening.

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“While it is now safe to return home,
people in the area of the fire should remain vigilant. Fire officials do not
anticipate fully extinguishing the fire for several days. It is possible that
the (city may) issue new evacuation orders if conditions deteriorate. Continue
to follow this Boulder Office of Emergency Management page for updates.”

The wind-driven wildfire, which came less
than three months after the deadly Marshall fire destroyed more than 1,000
homes in Boulder County, had not burned any structures or led to any injuries
by Saturday night, authorities said.

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However, the cause of the wildfire is yet
to be established.

The wildfire broke out Saturday afternoon
and went out of control Saturday evening, prompting evacuation orders for
thousands of residents, officials

“Evacuation areas include 19,000
people and 8,000 homes,” the Boulder Office of Emergency Management
tweeted Saturday evening.

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On Sunday afternoon, the wildfire burned
out about 189 acres of forest while 35 % could be ceased, the office of
emergency management said.

So far no causality, no injuries had been
reported, and no residential buildings had been damaged, the agency said late
Sunday.

The Colorado state emergency troops
deployed cooler temperatures and stellar firefighting efforts to keep the
wildfire at bay to save properties and residents.

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Mike Smith of the Boulder Incident
Management Team said he was “very happy” with the battle against the
blaze.

“We had over 200 firefighters from
over 30 agencies,” Smith told reporters Sunday. “That, combined with
all of the fuel mitigation treatments that we’ve done in this area, is one of
the reasons that we had such great success.”