Smoke visible from wildfire in Boulder

Evacuations were ordered Monday afternoon for a wildfire in the 2900 block of Sunshine Canyon Drive in Boulder County.
Firefighters were responding to what appeared to start as a structure fire that became a wildland fire.
Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks rangers were evacuating visitors from trails on Mount Sanitas and asked anyone who is hiking in the Mt. Sanitas area to leave the area immediately.
Winds were gusting between 40 and 45 mph near the site of the fire, with a very dry air mass in place, as well. Winds will start to subside around 5 p.m. with much calmer gusts tonight.
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[@briankistner4331]

Glad it was knocked down quick. Looking at this footage, it was starting to look like it might take off and go. Some may say the trigger was pulled too quickly for evac, but a lot was learned (I hope) from the Marshal Fire a year ago.

[@elliotttrout1238]

Do you have a link to the webcam?