The Marshall Fire that destroyed hundreds of homes December 2021 within Boulder County was recently reported of consisting of two fires with separate origins.
The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office gave an update on CBS News regarding the cause of the most destructive fire in Colorado history. In the update the first fire’s origin was stated to having started on a property at 5325 Eldorado Springs Drive six days prior to the Marshall Fire, composed of tree branches on December 24th. The fire was deemed as no longer actively burning by firefighters with Mountain View Fire at that time, due to the covering of the fire with dirt and other measures taken to extinguish the fire.