A wildfire has prompted mandatory evacuations in the 4300 block of West County Road 54G in LaPorte, Colorado. The Larimer Office of Emergency Management ordered the evacuations on Tuesday afternoon. In addition to the mandatory evacuations, voluntary evacuations have been ordered in the LaPorte area from the Cache La Poudre River area from Rawhide Drive to the new Highway 287 bypass and north of the bypass. The Poudre Fire Authority is working to extinguish the second-alarm wildfire northwest of Fort Collins and LaPorte, with multiple crews creating a fire line. The cause of the fire is under investigation, and the size of the wildfire has not yet been determined. LaPorte is located approximately 68 miles northwest of Denver.
The situation is still developing, and more information is expected to come. Jennifer McRae, a digital media producer for CBS Colorado with over 25 years of experience in news, is monitoring the situation. The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office has also issued mandatory evacuations in response to the ongoing wildfire. Residents in the affected areas are urged to follow instructions from local authorities and be prepared to evacuate if necessary. Stay tuned for updates on this developing wildfire situation.
