Tag: South Metro Fire Rescue
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Northbound I-25 closed near Castle Rock most of Thursday morning
Update: Northbound Interstate 25 has reopened north of Castle Rock after an injury crash involving a hazmat truck closed the northbound lanes toward Denver early Thursday morning. Huge traffic delays piled up Thursday morning as an injury crash with hazmat incident closed northbound Interstate 25 north of Castle Rock. The Colorado Department of Transportation first…
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Denver hospital evacuates patients, staff after boiler system breaks, leaving no heat or hot water
AdventHealth Porter lost hot water and heat Monday morning after a boiler system failure. Hospital services are suspended and the emergency room is closed
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Why Denver Broncos training camp now requires tickets
Earlier this summer, the Denver Broncos announced that they will now be requiring tickets for fans wishing to attend this year’s training camp. The decision puzzled and frustrated many of the orange and blue faithful, but the underlying reason behind it is one of safety, according to South Metro Fire Rescue and representatives of Arapahoe…
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Hazmat investigation, sinkhole close Arapahoe Road 2 miles apart
South Metro Fire Rescue responded to a hazardous materials situation in the same area where a sinkhole opened up along Arapahoe Road Friday evening. At 4 p.m. Friday, Greenwood Village said on Twitter that a sinkhole opened up on Arapahoe Road, closing its westbound lanes between Yosemite Street and Greenwood Plaza Boulevard. Just after 5…
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Denver teens arrested after crashing stolen car outside fire rescue station
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Douglas County deputies arrested two teenagers after they allegedly crashed a stolen car near the South Metro Fire Rescue Station. The crash occurred around 1:05 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of East Lincoln Avenue and South Peoria Street in Lone Tree, according to a Douglas County Sheriff’s Office news release. The call came in through…
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Lincoln Avenue closed after jackknifed semi spills 75 gallons of diesel fuel on road
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A jackknifed semi spilled gas on the roadway and caused a road closure in Douglas County Tuesday morning. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) responded to a jackknifed semi on eastbound Lincoln Avenue on Tuesday morning, according to a tweet at 7:24 a.m. The semi spilled about 75 gallons of diesel fuel on the roadway…
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Littleton, Englewood apartment fires force evacuations
South Metro Fire Rescue firefighters responded to two separate apartment fires in Littleton and Englewood Friday morning following a busy Thursday for the department. South Metro Fire Rescue tweeted at 8:40 a.m. Friday that they were on the scene of a 3-story apartment fire at 5519 S. Windermere St. in Littleton. Firefighters rescued two residents…