Fort Collins Colorado Fire Blaze Near Fort Fun Amusement Park Visible From I 25 Visuals Emerge

visible from Interstate 25 and near the Fort Fun amusement park area.

Emergency crews responded to reports of smoke in the 1200 block of East Mulberry Avenue. Poudre Fire Authority said multiple callers contacted 911 after spotting smoke in the area. First responders quickly established operations as the fire spread through brush and vegetation.

A post from Poudre Fire at 6:08 pm read, “There is heavy smoke in the area as the fire is in heavy vegetation. Crews are actively working to control the fire with the help of multiple agencies.”

Fort Collins Police have warned about emergency activity in the 1500 block of East Mulberry Road and advised drivers to expect delays. Authorities urged people to avoid the area to allow emergency vehicles access.

The Larimer County Sheriff's Office issued voluntary evacuation notices for residents and businesses located south of Highway 14 to Prospect Road and from Timberline Road east to Riverside Avenue.

Emergency alerts instructed residents to gather essential belongings and prepare for possible evacuation if conditions worsened.

Images and videos circulating online showed a large plume of smoke rising above eastern Fort Collins.

Shirin Gupta is a content producer with the Hindustan Times. She covers everything between politics, entertainment and sports at the US desk. Shirin got interested in political journalism during her time as a web editor at her college newspaper NCC News in Syracuse when she first started seeing the effects of national politics in life of her fellow colleagues. Shirin has worked on a wide range of fast-moving and developing stories locally when she was at NCC editing accessible reports for the audience. Her current role requires her to track real-time updates, verify information and present balanced coverage across diverse beats. Covering US politics from an international newsroom perspective has further deepened her understanding of how domestic decisions can have far-reaching global consequences. With a keen interest in international affairs, Shirin continues to build her expertise in geopolitics, policy shifts, and cross-border developments. She aims to learn and evolve her reporting in matters of geopolitics and international issues. Outside the newsroom Shirin writes about books and music for her personal blog. She is an avid consumer of pop culture and reveres literature.Read More