Colorado wildfire that destroyed 27 homes was human-caused, officials say

DENVER — The Wildfire in Colorado The quake that devastated an area of ​​39 square kilometers (15 square miles) and destroyed 48 buildings, more than half of them homes, was man-made, researchers said Friday.

The Alexander Bergbrand Fires near Loveland, about an hour’s drive north of Denver, were one of several that erupted late last month and threatened urban areas north and south of the state capital. Most of the wildfires are now under control. One person is found dead in a burned down building.

U.S. Forest Service investigators, working with the local sheriff’s office, did not provide further information on whether they believe the Alexander Mountain Fire was intentionally set or whether there is a suspect. The Larimer County Assessor released a report Thursday that found 27 homes were destroyed, along with 21 outbuildings, and four more homes were damaged.

Officials believe another fire was also burning south of Loveland at the same time. man-made.

The Colorado wildfires, part of nearly 100 fires in the US Late last month, this led to thousands of evacuations as firefighters worked in often treacherously steep terrain, amid the hum of helicopters and planes flying between reservoirs and fires.