BOULDER, Colo. — A wildfire is burning near Chautauqua Park, and emergency officials have issued an evacuation warning for the fire in the area of the Chautauqua Cottages.
Fire officials said they were responding to the scene at 12:56 p.m., and the evacuation warning was issued around 1:25 p.m.
The fire is estimated to be about 1.5 acres, as of 2:53 p.m., according to Boulder Fire Rescue. Fire officials said more than 100 firefighters were on scene and more than nine agencies were assisting.
The fire has moderate rate of spread and is moving away from Boulder, Boulder Fire Rescue said at 2:06 p.m. The agency had no containment update at that time.
Hikers could be seen on trail cams leaving the area as officials responded to the scene. Boulder Fire Rescue will provide an update to the media at 3:30 p.m.
This is a developing story.
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