{"id":1187294,"date":"2022-01-04T13:50:14","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T18:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1187294"},"modified":"2022-01-04T13:50:18","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T18:50:18","slug":"investigators-still-trying-to-determine-how-massive-colorado-fire-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/investigators-still-trying-to-determine-how-massive-colorado-fire-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigators Still Trying To Determine How Massive Colorado Fire Started"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Finvestigators-still-trying-to-determine-how-massive-colorado-fire-started%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1187294&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Those investigating the massive fire in Colorado are still trying to determine how the blaze started.<\/p>\n<p>USA Today <a href=\"https:\/\/amp.usatoday.com\/amp\/9076075002\">reported<\/a> that at \u201cleast two people were still missing and more than 1,000 houses and businesses were destroyed or damaged in the fire that blitzed a 10-square-mile area in Boulder County around the towns of Superior and Louisville.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Initially, authorities thought downed power lines had caused the fire, but Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle has since said that there\u2019s an \u201copen and active investigation\u201d into the blaze\u2019s origin and that the investigation could take weeks or months, emphasizing the importance of getting the investigation right.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[T]hat is more important than the urge for speed that a lot of folks are feeling right now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Pelle noted that authorities were focusing on one neighborhood west of the affected towns that he believes is where the fire started.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not a trained fire investigator. It\u2019s really obvious where that fire started and what direction it went in,\u201d he said, according to USA Today.<\/p>\n<p>Pelle also said authorities had executed a search warrant at a home in the neighborhood and had received numerous tips.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s complicated, and it\u2019s all covered with a foot of snow,\u201d Pelle said.<\/p>\n<p>As The Daily Wire previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/most-destructive-fire-in-colorado-history-engulfs-hundreds-of-homes-forces-30000-to-evacuate-reports\">reported<\/a>, the \u201cmassive fire in northern Colorado burned hundreds of homes to the ground in a suburban area and forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes as strong winds of more than 100 mph caused the fire to spread rapidly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNearly 600 homes have been destroyed in the&nbsp;Marshall Fire&nbsp;\u2013 along with hotels, shopping centers and businesses. The fire had burned 1,600 acres and was still growing Thursday night,\u201d CBS News Denver&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/2021\/12\/30\/breaking-all-residents-in-town-of-superior-ordered-to-evacuate-due-to-fire-threat\/\">reported<\/a>. \u201cAll residents in the Town of Superior&nbsp; and Louisville \u2014 and parts of Broomfield \u2014 were directed to evacuate due to threat of fire Thursday afternoon and evening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuperior\u2019s 12,000 people were the first to be evacuated, followed by Louisville with a population of about 20,000. Later in the evening, evacuations widened and parts of Broomfield were under pre-evacuation orders,\u201d The Denver Post&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2021\/12\/30\/boulder-county-two-grass-fires\/\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Snow on Friday helped firefighters control the blaze, but the snow has also complicated the search for those still missing, USA Today reported.<\/p>\n<p>Sheriff Pelle, at his press conference, stated that \u201cIf it turns out to be arson or reckless behavior with fire, we\u2019ll take appropriate actions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) echoed those sentiments in a news conference on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there was any form of deliberate or accidental arson, I fully expect that any of those responsible will be held fully responsible under the law for the utter devastation that was caused,\u201d Polis said.<\/p>\n<p>Polis declared a state of emergency after the fire broke out last week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t head towards the fires looking to see them,\u201d he said at the time. \u201cWe are getting reports of clogged roads from onlookers. Also, it\u2019s very dangerous. Stay clear of the areas with fires and let our firefighters and first responders do their work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Those investigating the massive fire in Colorado are still trying to determine how the blaze started. USA Today reported that at \u201cleast two people were still missing and more than 1,000 houses and businesses were destroyed or damaged in the fire that blitzed a 10-square-mile area in Boulder County around the towns of Superior and &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":126,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1187294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1187294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/126"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1187294"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1187294\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1187294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1187294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1187294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}