January 3, 2022

Marshall Fire: 991 structures destroyed, 127 damaged

LOUISVILLE and SUPERIOR — The Boulder County Sheriff has released a preliminary list of homes and businesses damaged or destroyed during Thursday’s Marshall Fire.

The fire burned an estimated 6,219 acres, with 991 structures destroyed and 127 damaged. Superior lost 332 structures, with 60 damaged. Louisville lost 553 structures, with 45 damaged. Another 106 structures were destroyed in unincorporated Boulder County, with 22 damaged.

Eight businesses in Louisville were destroyed, all at 1116 W. Dillon Road. Those include:

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  • The Rotary.
  • Royalty Nails & Spa.
  • You You Massage.
  • Subway.
  • Youthbar Med Spa.
  • At the Beach
  • Beyond Care Suboxone Clinic
  • Havana Manor.

Additionally, the La Quinta Inn at 902 W. Dillon Road was damaged.

In Superior, the Element Hotel at 1 S. Marshall Road was destroyed, with another 10 businesses damaged. Those include:

  • Superior Marketplace.
  • Chuck E. Cheese, 305 Marshall Road.
  • Target, 400 Marshall Road.
  • Whole Foods, 303 Marshall Road.
  • Office Max, 410 Center Drive.
  • PetsMart, 410 Center Drive.
  • Bank of the West, 400 Center Drive.
  • Conoco gas station, 191 Marshall Road.
  • Tesla, 2. S. Marshall Road.
  • Mishaki, 402 Marshall Road.

The town of Superior’s Town Hall also sustained damage.

A Target spokesperson told BizWest on Friday that the store had sustained “significant smoke and water damage,” with a full assessment of the damage yet to occur.

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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