Wednesday, March 27

Arvada grass fire under control, evacuations lifted


The fire was reported in the area of West 86th Avenue and Fenton Street, according to Arvada Police.

ARVADA, Colo. — A grass fire in Arvada that prompted house-to-house evacuations in the area of West 86th Avenue and Fenton Street is now under control, according to a tweet from the Arvada Police Department (APD).

APD said in a tweet just after 1 p.m. that evacuations had also been lifted.

Evacuations were being conducted earlier from 84th Avenue north to 86th Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard west to Gray Court as the fire moved east.

A Red Flag Warning is in effect from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday due to gusty winds up to 45-50 mph, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). There is also low humidity near 15%.

Wind gusts are expected to continue into Saturday morning as the low pressure system pushes east, NWS said.

Additionally, widespread wind gusts up to 40-50mph will occur across the region today through early Saturday morning as the low pressure pushes east. 

This is a developing situation. This article will be updated as additional information is confirmed.

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