Tag: Explosion
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Four tractor-trailers burned in Weld County truck stop fire
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Multiple tractor-trailers were damaged Wednesday night in a fire at a truck stop in Weld County. Mountain View Fire Rescue said crews were called around 9:50 p.m. for a report of a commercial vehicle fire at a truck stop along Colorado Highway 119, just west…
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Truck explosion near I-76, bystanders pull driver from the fire
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A truck traveling on Interstate 76 crashed and exploded Sunday night, according to Adams County Fire Rescue. At around 9:30 p.m., Adams County and Westminster fire crews responded to the vehicle fire near I-76 and Tennyson Street. The truck was traveling at a high speed…
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Boulder County prosecutors’ evidence insufficient for attempted murder charges, appeals court agrees
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Colorado’s second-highest court agreed last week that Boulder County prosecutors fell short of demonstrating a man likely attempted extreme indifference murder against multiple SWAT officers when he set off an explosion in his hotel room, causing window damage without any injuries. Prosecutors charged Leon Kiyoshi Gladwell with attempted extreme indifference murder. Under Colorado law, a person…
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Denver’s 143-year-old city steam system faces challenges, notably from electrification
The explosion at the Gumry Hotel at 1725 Lawrence St. in Denver went off just after midnight. The magnitude of the blast was so great that all five floors of the brick-and-stone hotel collapsed into the basement, killing 22 people, including owner Peter Gumry. The blast broke windows for blocks. It was heard well outside…
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House explodes, partially collapses in Denver leaving 1 injured
A fourplex, multifamily home exploded on Thursday evening, partially collapsing the structure, injuring one and killing a dog. Denver Fire Department investigators believe a natural gas leak caused it, a spokesperson said Friday. Firefighters responded to the scene of an explosion in the 400 Block of South Lincoln Street, at the intersection with Virginia Avenue, in the…
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Longmont fire crews contain garage fire before it spreads to home, nearby residences
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A detached garage was destroyed after a propane tank exploded in Longmont on Wednesday morning, but fire crews prevented it from spreading, according to the City of Longmont. Fire crews were sent to a home in the 100 block of Marshall Place after a report…
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Siblings who lived in Westminster townhome lost everything after explosion
Hannah Haller lived in the Stratus Townhomes in Westminster with her sister Haven and brother Hunter for six months until an explosion and fire destroyed their home and everything they owned last week. Haller was home alone Wednesday when an explosion occurred in her building. She said it was the loudest sound she had ever…
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Westminster police give update on 2 recent explosions
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Westminster Police Department announced late Friday that there may have been people living inside a home that exploded on Tuesday that had its utilities shut off last spring. The home in the 7700 block of Knox Court was boarded up and all natural gas…
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Greeley man gets 30 years behind bars for assaulting officers, attempting mass explosion
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Stephen Garcia Courtesy of the Weld County District Attorney’s Office A judge sentenced a 57-year-old Greeley man to 30 years in prison on Wednesday for attempting a mass explosion and assaulting three officers in 2019. In June, Stephen Garcia was convicted in Weld County of three counts of first-degree assault on a peace officer, one…
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6 hospitalized after Littleton house fire, possible explosion
Six people were hospitalized Sunday morning after a house caught fire in Littleton, possibly due to an explosion, South Metro Fire Rescue said. The fire was reported at 10:45 a.m. in the 5900 block of South Broadway, a neighborhood near East Elementary School. Firefighters said the fire originated in the house’s basement. Six people were…