02-20-2017 Hygiene Colorado Fire.. Brush Fire Burns 50 Acres - Mandatory Evacuations

**NOT FOR BROADCAST** Contact Brett Adair with Live Storms Media to license. [email protected] Down Sloping Winds and Dry Conditions Caused Havoc in Northern Co Today.. Above Normal Temperatures and Chinook Westerly Winds Prompted Fire Weather Watches Across the Front Range.. This Fire in Hygiene Area just 2 Miles West of Longmont Co.. This Fire which was one of as Many as 4 Fires in Denver or Surrounding Area Today... It Consumed A Barn and also Prompted Mandatory Evacuations to Local Shelters.. Horse Trailers Lined up Along Highway 66 trying to get in to Evacuate Horses.. This was Difficult Due to High winds and Low Visibility due to Smoke.. The cause is Officially Unknown but local Residents said they may have heard someone shooting a Firearm or Maybe Fireworks before the Fire Erupted... Crews will Spend the Evening Putting out hot spots as High Winds are expected in area again tomorrow with Record Breaking Temperatures.. Kory Poggenpohl Shot List: Horse Owners Waiting for okay to Evacuate Fire Crews Prepping for Pump Transfer Canopy Branch on Fire Falling to the Ground and Spreading Fire Big Oak Tree Burning Crews Working to Put out Stables and Hot Spots Fire Crews Working Road Closures