SUPERIOR, CO (AP) — A Colorado official says nearly 1,000 homes were destroyed, hundreds more were damaged, and that three people are missing after a wildfire charred numerous neighborhoods in a suburban area northwest of Denver.
Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle also said Saturday that investigators are still trying to find the cause of the blaze that erupted Thursday.
Officials had previously estimated that at least 500 homes — and possibly 1,000 — were destroyed.
They also announced earlier Saturday that two people were missing.
The wind-whipped wildfire blackened entire neighborhoods in the area between Denver and Boulder.
