Video appears to show start of Colorado's Marshall Fire that burned 1,000 homes
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A video from a Colorado resident appears to show the early stages of the Marshall Fire, which prompted tens of thousands of people to evacuate last week. Local law enforcement said it is aware of the footage and an investigation into the fire is underway, according to CBS Denver.
The cellphone video, published to YouTube on Thursday, shows strong winds blowing heavy smoke and flaming embers, a shed burning, officials managing traffic and residents struggling to walk through a haze of smoke.
Jack Pommer, former Colorado state representative and Boulder resident, took the video. He told CBS Denver on Tuesday that he was on his way to buy groceries on Thursday when he noticed what appeared to be a small grass fire on the side of Highway 93. "It didn't seem like a danger at all," he said.