Tag: Fire
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Local fire departments around Denver dealt with dozens of fires caused by fireworks
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Though fireworks that explode or launch into the air are considered illegal in Colorado, multiple metro-area fire departments had a long night responding to dozens of fires during Fourth of July festivities. In a 32-hour period between 12 a.m., Thursday and 8 a.m., Friday, the Denver…
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Oak Ridge fire reaches 25% containment,1,193 acres burned
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Oak Ridge fire west of Beulah in Pueblo County was 25% contained Thursday morning. According to Rocky Mountain Area Complex Incident Management Team 3, the total acreage burned remained unchanged from the previous night but grew slightly to 1,193 Thursday evening from drier weather, warmer…
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Final suspect in 2020 Colorado arson that killed five sentenced to 60 years
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Nearly four years after a Green Valley Ranch arson left five Senegalese family members dead, the final suspect charged was sentenced to 60 years in prison. Denver District Court Judge Karen Brody sentenced 20-year-old Kevin Bui to 60 years in prison on Tuesday morning following the…
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5 sent to hospital after fire at Denver apartment building
Crews quickly extinguished the fire at a building near East 22nd Avenue and North Clarkson Street, Denver Fire said
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Tesla catches on fire in Douglas County, closes part of Highway 83
Both southbound and northbound lanes of the highway were closed following the fire
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19-year-old sentenced in 2020 Denver arson case that killed 5 family members
One of the three teenagers convicted of starting a house fire in the wrong home, killing a family of five, will serve 40 years in prison for second-degree murder. “This is the worst and most senseless murder I’ve ever investigated,” Denver Police Department Detective Neil Baker said at the sentencing on Friday. Gavin Seymour, now…
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Cause of fire near Colorado Springs Airport identified, blaze almost fully contained
Investigators for the Colorado Springs Fire Department reported Monday afternoon that the cause of a brush fire that burned at least 640 acres east of the city was likely accidental, caused by chains dragging along the road. The blaze began Sunday afternoon with at least four patches of grass fires that eventually combined east of…
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Second fire reported on Fort Carson
Fort Carson fire crews are battling a second wildfire that started around 11:30 a.m. Monday. The new blaze, which is 100 acres and spreading quickly, is near the first fire that started on Sunday, a news release said. “Currently all Fort Carson fire crews are on hand in an effort to contain the blaze,” the…