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Of the three previously reported missing, one has now been found alive and in good health, said Boulder District Police Chief Joe Pelle. The ongoing search for the other two missing people was made difficult by the fact that snow covered the ruins of the fire, according to him. The fire on Thursday destroyed almost a thousand houses in two suburbs of the Denver metropolis. On aerial photos of the towns of Superior and Louisville, entire streets with only ashes from the houses could be seen. But no deaths were recorded until Sunday.
The cause of the “Marshall Fire” was still unclear. This will continue to be investigated, said the governor of Colorado, Jared Polis, on the news channel CNN. According to the investigators, the first reports that overturned power lines could have caused the fire were not confirmed.
The fire broke out on Thursday in a parched area and was fueled by gusts of wind with a force of up to more than 160 kilometers per hour. On Friday, snowfalls stopped the flames from spreading.
Source: Nachrichten
