China News Service, New York, December 31. The Governor of Colorado, Jared Polis, said on December 31 that the wildfire that broke out on the 30th in Boulder County in the state might have burned nearly 1,000 houses. Tens of thousands of residents near Denver were evacuated urgently.
Polis said at the press conference that day that a wildfire broke out in Boulder County on the 30th. Local officials initially estimated that the total number of residential houses engulfed by the wildfire may have reached nearly 1,000.
"These houses are their homes," Polis said. "We want them to get housing assistance without waiting for a loss assessment."
Polis said that shortly after the wildfire broke out, he had declared a state of emergency in the state.
He also had a phone call with US President Biden. Biden expressed condolences to the people affected by the disaster and promised to provide support and assistance to Colorado.
According to the Associated Press, Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle (Joe Pelle) said on the evening of the 30th that the wildfire broke out at multiple points, and the area of the fire quickly expanded to 6.5 square kilometers.
Pell said that in addition to destroying hundreds of houses, the bushfires also injured seven people.
Some of the wildfires that broke out this time may have been caused by power lines being cut by the wind. Tens of thousands of residents in the county suffered power outages.
According to the report, earlier statistics showed that 580 houses, a hotel and a shopping mall in the area were destroyed by wildfires.
Because the wildfire is only a few dozen kilometers northwest of Denver, the largest city in the state, approximately 34,000 residents have been evacuated in the small towns of Louisville and Superior near Denver.
CNN said that Colorado is in extreme drought all year round, and Boulder County wildfires are still spreading.
Previously, Governor Polis described the wildfires, boosted by the strong winds of 160 kilometers per hour, "swallowing a football field every few seconds" in an area the size of the area.
After the government used disaster emergency funds, it has opened a number of evacuation centers, including one that is only used by patients diagnosed with the new crown virus.
At present, the windy weather in Boulder County is weakening, the wild fire broke out, and the whole area is covered by smog.
The Colorado Meteorological Department predicts that the area is expected to experience a snowfall of 7 to 15 cm from December 31 to the first day of the new year.
Local officials said that the snowfall process will help keep the fire under control.
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