Authorities release possible cause of Cougar Run Fire

The Cougar Run Fire might have been sparked from an ember that came out of an air curtain burner that had been used in Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control fuels reduction treatments in the area, the Larimer County Sheriff's Office said in a news release April 8.
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Two early morning fires burning in Northern Colorado force evacuations

Mandatory evacuations are in place for the Berthoud area along County Road 31, south of Carter Lake, in the Blue Mountain and Spring Valley area. Nicknamed the Cougar Run Fire, the latest reports say about 3.5 acres are burning near Blue Mountain and Spring Valley.
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Quick response stops nearly 4-acre wildfire in Larimer County Wednesday

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) -A wildfire that broke out near Crater Lake early Wednesday morning was extinguished within hours due to the quick response of emergency crews. The Loveland Emergency Communications Center received a report of a wildfire just after six a.m. near Crater Lake.

Update: What officials say might have caused the Cougar Run Fire

A wildfire prompted mandatory and voluntary evacuations in the Berthoud area on April 8. Find our most recent updates here.