Mandatory evacuation lifted after wildfire reported in Northern Colorado
A mandatory evacuation has been lifted for part of Larimer County due to a wildfire. It's about eight miles north of Wellington.
Larimer Emergency Telephone Authority said that a mandatory evacuation was ordered for N CR 7 East to I-25 from MM 281- 288 and E CR 82 (Buckeye) south to E CR 70 (Owl Canyon).
The agency encouraged those affected to evacuate south on N CR 7.
Officials said Poudre Fire crews fought the wildfire alongside the Wellington Fire Protection District.
PFA crews are responding alongside our partners at @WellingtonFire1 to a reported wildfire about eight miles north of Wellington. https://t.co/foRJiPnV2R
— poudrefire (@poudrefire) June 26, 2024
An update was issued around 4:38 p.m. that the evacuation was lifted for north Wellington and residents can return to their homes.