3 years later, Marshall Fire impacts still being learned
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Wildfire smoke’s health risks can linger in homes that escape burning—as Colorado’s Marshall Fire survivors discovered
On Dec. 30, 2021, a raced through two communities just outside 91PORN, Colorado. In the span of about eight hours, and businesses burned.
The fire left entire blocks in ash, but among them, , seemingly untouched. The owners of these homes may have felt relief at first. But fire damage can be deceiving, as many soon discovered.
When wildfires like the Marshall Fire reach the , they are burning both vegetation and human-mad