Heartbreaking drone footage of destruction from Marshall Fire

[tenderfoot]

[leftstreet]

1. omg

that's really hard to watch

[ProudMNDemocrat]

2. I have a former customer who lives there.

She snd her boys, and pets had to evacuate. They may lose their home and everything they own.

[certainot]

19. my cousin's house is gone and i can see where it was in the 43sec +

[Demovictory9]

23. so sad

[a kennedy]

3. What the hell is going on with the Country's weather......I Know warming.....but damn.

[AverageOldGuy]

12. No, that's not the case . . .

. . . can't be . . . because the world's smartest meteorologist, Dr. D. J. Trump declared global warming to be a hoax.

[Random Boomer]

13. The climate engine is running faster and faster

The more heat/energy you pour into an engine, the faster it races. We're fueling a volatile climate system of extremes, constantly changing state. Fun times ahead.

[Cracklin Charlie]

4. All my good thoughts heading west today.

I am so sad for these people, I hardly know what to do. Heartbreaking.

Bless their hearts.

[Frasier Balzov]

5. The final Christmas spent in all those homes less than a week ago.

All those pets who could not be saved.

Pianos and guitars.

[GoCubsGo]

6. It reminds me of post-tornado videos.

In some places, it looks like the fire just skipped over some areas, while leveling others, much the way tornadoes do. I'm also a bit surprised to see how many trees were spared, although the video could be deceiving, in that regard. How awful.

I have a friend who lives just south of there. So far, he and his family are safe. Still, too close for comfort.

[hlthe2b]

7. I'd relied on geographic barriers (including the foothills, reservoirs, other development to feel a

bit safer from recent wildfires. And while I've put out grassfires before and recall my father doing so in childhood, I'd never considered 110 mph winds with downed powerlines rendering apocalyptical destruction in such a short period of time.

With global warming, there is nowhere that is not at risk for some devastating and incomparable magnitude natural disasters. Nowhere.

[dalton99a]

8. Kick

[paleotn]

10. Hard to believe.

Then again, the area has had a shade over an inch of rain since August I heard. Extreme droughts breed extreme fires.

[BlackSkimmer]

11. Awful. nt

[colorado_ufo]

14. My daughter lived in Lafayette until a little over a year ago, and we drove through Louisville

when I visited with her. She now lives in Maine but recently told me that she is considering taking a job close to where she was living before. This takes my breath away; from the map I saw, parts of Lafayette may have burned.

Poor people; all their joy a few days ago, and there was no way that they could see this coming.

[colorado_ufo]

18. Thank you so much for the update!

[PatrickforB]

15. Those poor people. That wiped out whole neighborhoods.

And to add another horror, there is a big winter storm coming in that will have single digit temperatures.

[lindalou65]

16. Boulder County fires

Thanks for posting this footage! Extremely heartbreaking! I just moved away from Lafayette a few months ago and as far as I have heard no damage there. So I hope that is correct.

It was so hard to realize that entire Target shopping center including Costco in Superior are gone. I loved that Target. My husband and I ate at many of the Louisville restaurants.

It is really hard for me to deal with this horrific disaster. My daughter and grandkids are still living in the area and are safe which is a relief.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

20. Denver Post headline says around 1,000 homes and 6,000 acres.

Quote: "Marshall fire may have destroyed 1,000 homes in Boulder County, officials say" and "Marshall Fire perimeter shows 6,000 acres burned"

For map of burned area, go here: https://www.denverpost.com/2021/12/31/marshall-fire-map-perimeter-boulder-county-wildfire/

So sad and hoping to find ways we can help out.

KY.........

[Klaralven]

21. 30 years ago that fire wouldn't have burned many houses

There weren't many there then.

Back in the '90s a large multinational headquartered nearby was attempting to recruit an executive from the east. His wife was along for the trip to Colorado. In an attempt to impress the wife, the company arranged for them to stay in a model home in one of the new developments on the prairie. All went well until the wife awakened during the night to go to the bathroom, switched on the light, and saw a multitude of mice on the bedroom floor. It was fall, turning cold, and the little critters were seeking out the warmth of the house.

The recruitment failed.

They also have problems with prairie dogs, but there are solutions for that -

A man, a plan and a really big vacuum

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2003-09-19-0309190364-story.html

[Solly Mack]

22. Like footage from a disaster movie, surreal. Sadly, it's all real. So very real.