NEDERLAND, Colo. — Just four days after a devastating fire tore through part of Nederland’s downtown business district, destroying 18 businesses and displacing nearly 100 workers, a small sign of hope has emerged.

The town’s main grocery store, B & F Mountain Market, is open once again. For this small mountain community, the store is more than just a place to grab milk and bread, it’s a lifeline.

“A big part of the town”

Residents told Denver7 Monday having the store reopen so quickly means everything.

“This place is great, especially for the people who don’t have transportation to get down below,” said Jack Kahn, a Nederland resident talking about the next closest option for a large grocery store, which is roughly 30 minutes away in Boulder. “Thank God it missed the corner of this bui

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