The fire has destroyed dozens of homes and some 3,000 people have been forced to flee the area.
In a press conference on Tuesday, Rich Brough's Office Boulder County Sheriff had no details on exactly how many houses have been damaged or destroyed.
The cause of the fire is not known, but he says there is no evidence it was intentional.
A forest fire the wind whipped the flames roaring sent through a steep canyon in the foothills of Colorado, forcing some 3,000 people to flee the area and destroying dozens of homes - some that belonged to the firefighters themselves, authorities said Tuesday.
Firefighters were assessing the extent of damage and planned to release details at a press conference tomorrow.
The fire broke out Monday in northwest Boulder Four Mile Canyon and spread rapidly through 5 1 / 2 square miles, or 3,500 acres. Irregular bursts of 45 mph and sometimes sent the fire in two directions at once.
Crew managed to save the historic town of Gold Hill, including a grocery store old West and the structures that were used to stop care. But firefighters in the area had to move their engines and equipment several times to avoid the flames.
"The fire moved very quickly and was much more active than expected," said Brett Haberstick the Sun of Fire Protection District.
Despite the destructive advance of the fire, no injuries have been reported, although some residents said the narrow escapes.
"I just drove through a wall of flames," said Tom neur KDVR-TV. "The bumper is melted off at the front of the truck."
neur wife, Anna, left before, and the couple met at the temporary shelter. They said their house was destroyed.
"I do not care about the house," said Anna neur her husband. "I'm glad you're okay."
The line south of the evacuation zone - a road of 17 kilometers long linking the city of Boulder in the Netherlands - has reopened, but classes were canceled mountain area schools on Tuesday. Only 12 people took refuge during the night at the Coors Events Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Fire managers said 1,000 homes were evacuated from the canyon and its surroundings. Four belong to the fire were destroyed. Firefighters allowed out to attend to their families and personal affairs, said Laura McConnell, a spokesman for the fire management team.
More than 100 firefighters were on the scene on Monday and the winds calmed enough ago to allow three vessels drop of more than 40,000 gallons of fire retardant along the leading edge of the fire.
The winds pushed the fire through the pines three guns have been exposed to fire by disease, drought and beetles that burrow under the bark of pine, fire managers. These beetles have killed more than 3.5 million hectares of trees in Colorado and southeastern Wyoming.
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