DENVER (KDVR) — It’s been a week since an overnight fire broke out at the Caribou Village Shopping Center in Nederland and officials said Thursday that they have not found evidence to support the fire being set intentionally.
The fire started at about 3:41 a.m. on Oct. 9 in Nederland’s largest shopping area, prompting emergency evacuations for the surrounding area. No injuries were reported in the fire, but the community has been set on its heels while local business owners and residents try to determine what comes next.
Investigators with the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives National Response Team, and the Nederland Fire Protection District have been “continued to actively pursue all leads,” including conducting multiple interviews, reviewing surveillance footage, analyzing photographs and video submitted by the public, and completing the excacation of the fire scene to collect and evaluate evidence.
The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday that the origin and cause of the fire are still pending, based on the “outcome of evidence submitted for laboratory testing and analysis.”
“Investigators are applying the scientific method to interpret findings from the scene in conjunction with all other information collected throughout the investigation. Once the final determination of origin and cause has been reached, the ATF, Nederland Fire Protection District and Boulder County Sheriff’s Office will provide an update,” the sheriff’s office said.
B&F Mountain Market reopens after fire in Nederland (Courtesy of Boulder County Sheriff’s Office) Shopping center in Nederland impacted during a fire Thursday. (KDVR) The Caribou Village sign in Nederland. (KDVR) The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office shared these images of damage and flames at the Caribou Village Shopping Center in Nederland on Oct. 9, 2025. (Courtesy of the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office) A fire broke out at the Caribou Village Shopping Center in Nederland early Thursday morning. (Courtesy of the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office)
The sheriff’s office said that the following businesses have been determined to be complete structural losses:
- Nederland Chiropractic & Wellness
- Tres Gringos Restaurant
- Spinning Silica
- O’Neil Rocky Mountain Art
- Kaleidoscope Gallery
- Linda’s Pizza
- Dam Liquor
- Tadasana Yoga Studio
- Mountain Man Outdoor Store
- Very Nice Brewing Co.
- Columbine Family Care
- The Laundry Room
- Austina’s Winery
- Boulder County Sheriff’s Office Substation
- The Shop
- Wild Bear Nature Center
- Brightwood Music
- Picaso Hair Artistry
Support was noted for the Boulder Police Department and Colorado Rangers, with deputies and officers maintaining 24-hour site security during the investigation.
A final road closure of Big Springs Drive, which is behind the shopping center, has also been lifted.
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