Marshall Fire that started in the US state of Colorado on Thursday morning have burned towns to ash, destroyed hundreds of homes and caused the evacuation of thousands of people. According to Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle, 3 people were reported missing in the Marshall Fire in Boulder County. “We’re very fortunate that we don’t have a list of 100 missing people, but unfortunately we do have three missing people” Pelle said. Pelle stated that search-and-rescue dogs will be used in the search operation. During his press briefing, Pelle said that the structures in the area where the missing people were being searched were completely burned and turned into ashes. Also 991 houses were burned and become unusable and 127 structures damaged in the Marshall Fire in Boulder County, according to Pelle. It’s been reported that 2.428 hectares of land burned to ash and more than 30 people were evacuated due to Marshall Fire.

It was reported that the heavy snowfall that was effective during the night extinguished most of the Marshall Fire and the thickness of the snow reached up to 8 inches in some regions. It was reported that heavy snowfall affected the search and rescue efforts negatively. The fire started Thursday due to a short circuit in power lines in Boulder County, according to the preliminary report of the investigation into the fires. As the flames spread rapidly due to the dry and windy weather, the people living in the area left their homes in panic.