Evacuation order lifted near fire in Northern Colorado

Evacuation orders have been lifted after a wildfire broke out in Northern Colorado.

Firefighters were called to the scene on E. County Road 64, east of Wellington, just before 3:20 p.m.

Around 3:34 p.m., Larimer Office of Emergency Management issued a mandatory evacuation order for residents along N. County Road 3 and north of E. County Road 56 to E. County Road 64.

Authorities in Larimer County have not released information on the size of the fire, but the Watch Duty app estimates it grew to approximately 50 acres. It says that the fire has been knocked down and is in mop-up.

The evacuation order was lifted around 4:30 p.m.

Late Tuesday morning, the Larimer County Sheriff's Office released information on the fire, stating that multiple agencies responded to the wildfire when it broke out around 3 p.m. A nearby Larimer County Road and Bridge crew also brought road graders and erected a grader line around the fire. LCSO said crews created another line on an interior island to protect a building.

The evacuation order was sent to 648 contacts in the area, the number of devices LCSO says are signed up to receive alerts there.

The sheriff's office says the fire was contained at 70 acres, and the cause remains under investigation.