Boulder wildfire prompts over 19,000 evacuations | USA TODAY

The NCAR fire prompted 19,400 evacuations over the weekend but have since been lifted as firefighters battle the blaze.

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Fire crews gained ground Sunday on a fast-moving wildfire that burned within 1,000 yards of homes a day earlier in Boulder, Colorado.

The blaze, which forced 19,400 residents to flee Saturday, was 35% contained by Sunday afternoon, and most evacuation orders were lifted.

A quick initial attack “combined with all of the fuels mitigation treatments that we’ve done in this area is one of the reasons that we’ve had such great success,” incident commander Mike Smith said Sunday.

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