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Wildfire west of Boulder contained, evacuations lifted

The wildfire was off Sugarloaf Road north of Boulder Canyon.
Credit: Courtesy Boulder County Sheriff's Office

A wildfire west of Boulder Tuesday afternoon prompted the sheriff’s office to send notifications to nearly 200 homes in the area and evacuations near the Dream Canyon hiking area.

That seven-acre blaze has since been contained and the evacuation orders have been lifted, according to the Boulder County Sheriff's Office.

The wildfire burned in the 4000 block of Sugarloaf Road, which is north of Boulder Canyon, according to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office.

The evacuations were along Lost Angel Road into Dream Canyon.

It's unclear what sparked the fire.

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