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The NCAR fire, in Boulder, Colorado, advances out of the forest onto open fields.

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Fire fighters work to stop the advance of the NCAR fire in Boulder, Colorado.

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The NCAR fire in Boulder, Colorado forced the evacuation of over 8,000 homes and around 19,000 people.

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Smoke from the NCAR fire in Boulder, Colorado envelopes "Devil's Thumb", seen in the background.

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The NCAR fire, in Boulder, Colorado, advances out of the forest onto open fields.

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Smoke from the NCAR fire in Boulder, Colorado. The fire forced the evacuation of over 8,000 homes and about 19,000 people.

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Smoke from the NCAR fire in Boulder, Colorado, seen from Table Mesa Drive.

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Smoke from the NCAR fire in Boulder, Colorado, seen from Table Mesa Drive.

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Residents of the Table Mesa area in Boulder, Colorado flee the NCAR fire burning dangerously close to their homes. The fire forced the evacuation of over 8,000 homes and around 19,000 people.

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Residents of the Table Mesa area in Boulder, Colorado flee the NCAR fire burning dangerously close to their homes. The fire forced the evacuation of over 8,000 homes and around 19,000 people.

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Smoke from the NCAR fire in Boulder, Colorado seen from Table Mesa Drive & Hartford Drive.

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Smoke from the NCAR fire in Boulder, Colorado seen from Table Mesa Drive & Hartford Drive.

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The NCAR Mesa Laboratory on top of the hill, was dangerously close to a wildfire in Boulder, Co.

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This wildfire in Boulder, Colorado approached the doorstep of the National Center For Atmospheric Research Mesa lab.

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Smoke from the NCAR fire in Boulder, Colorado moving towards power poles.

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City of Boulder Park Rangers on duty at the NCAR Fire.

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Officer from the US Fish & Wildlife Service on duty at the NCAR fire in Boulder, Colorado.

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These Table Mesa residents climbed their roof to keep an eye on the NCAR fire burning near their home in Boulder, Co.

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The Meadowlark Preschool was not in session on the Saturday of the nearby NCAR fire in Boulder, Colorado.

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Smoke from the NCAR fire in Boulder, Colorado, envelopes the hills outside the city. By this time of the day, most people in the area had evacuated their homes.