Louviers, Douglas County and airport fire
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A “Fire Train” arrived in Colorado on Monday, the day after a series of fires sparked along train tracks in Douglas County and burned 130 acres, according to South Metro Fire Rescue.
A two-alarm vegetation fire in unincorporated Douglas County prompted an evacuation alert being sent to residents in the Colorado town of Louviers on Sunday afternoon. By Sunday evening, that order had been lifted.
Crews in Douglas County continued battling the Airport Fire on Monday, which has burned 130 acres and is 90% contained.
A fast-moving landspout tornado struck more than a half-dozen businesses in Franktown in Douglas County on Monday afternoon, authorities said. The Franktown Fire Department said on social media that seven businesses in a shopping center near the intersection of Colorado 83 and 86 sustained roof damage, but no injuries were reported.
Several businesses were damaged after a fast-moving landspout touched down southeast of Denver Monday afternoon.
South Metro Fire Rescue (SMFR) said the vegetation fire burning near US 85 had grown to 130 acres and was 90% contained by Monday morning.
The firenadoes that formed during the brush fire on Sunday near Louviers were unusual, said 9NEWS Weather Impact Team meteorologist Chris Bianchi.
A fast-moving landspout tore through a Colorado community, ripping building roofs in its path. Several business owners and employees were shaken up by how close they came to possibly being badly injured.
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