Expecting fire! by Milota Sidorova

It all turned to dust – means twice in case of nearly 170 exclusive houses in Boulder area of Colorado. Forest fire and heavy, dry winds endanger the area more than 20-miles wide in perimeter. Wildfire that hit the area on Monday, destroying 10-square-mile area is not likely to stop since winds reaching up to 60 mph are spreading heat and sparklings all around. Here it comes to evacuation. City of Boulder, having nearly 100,000 residents is on fire – red alert is mobilizing all its inhabitants. According to orders they are obliged to remove garden furniture, propan bombs and everything that could posssibly cause fire spread into the heart of the town. City emp! loyees are also mowing grass on public spaces, trying to eliminate this source of fire. Winds are going to blow hard. Boulder city is trying to avoid the fire in its historical center, it is also a home of the University of Colorado and the National Institute of Standards and Technology with precious equipments and research laboratories. There is one running atomic clock that maintain the official U.S. time. Both institutions are in potential danger, since they are situated on both sides of risky Broadway area. Two day fire has already become the most destructive fire in Colorado destroying the greatest number of homes. More than 3,500 residents are currently in temporary shelters or try to explore what has happened with their houses. And they do it on their own will. Many of them are complaining about lack of information and organization and most of them come on the area by hiking or on bicycles. Some get to know what has happened, but some stay and that makes the situati! on even more diffcult, in case the fire would hit again.
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