A fire burning in northwest Arvada forced mandatory evacuations for people living near West 84th Place and Quaker Circle, fire officials said Thursday.

Arvada Fire Department crews and other Jefferson County law enforcement are responding to a fire near West 82nd Avenue and Quaker Street, the agency said just before 1 p.m.

The size of the fire was not immediately available, but the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office descried it as a “large house/grass fire” that is threatening homes.

People living on 84th Place at Quaker Circle and Quartz Street are under mandatory evacuations and people living nearby off of 84th Place should prepare to evacuate, Arvada police said.

People living in Leyden Ranch from Orion Way to Moss Circle should also prepare to evacuate, police said at 1:24 p.m.

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