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Fire attempt reported behind restaurant in Cortez

Heard on: Montezuma County Public Safety
01:52
00:00
Can you respond to the area behind Subway (number withheld) East Main Street? Caller advising there's some people trying to start a fire.
audio iconFire & Arson
Hwy 160 / 491, Cortez, CO 81321
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As discussed during the dispatch call, authorities in Cortez received a report of several individuals attempting to start a fire behind a local restaurant on East Main Street, near Highway 160. Fire crews and police responded to the area, and the situation was checked. One individual reportedly left the scene before contact was made. A separate call later mentioned a disturbance between two people in a nearby parking lot.

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