Vehicle fire with explosion damages power lines in parking lot, Idaho Springs CO
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Fire & ArsonA vehicle caught fire and exploded in a parking lot near Starbucks and Subway in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Several vehicles were involved and power lines melted, causing electrical hazards. Xcel Energy and law enforcement responded. Power was confirmed off at the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Clear Creek County Law Enforcement, Fire, EMS and Mountain Rescue - Digital
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05:21
Transcript:
00:00
A firm all the notes I've sent the calls and they are updating their fire units.
00:04
And you might want to start Xcel Energy also right away.
00:08
And yeah, the vehicles just start it on fire.
00:11
Copy Xcel Energy seeing the device right now.
00:15
Had an explosion fell down and has now caught a truck on fire in the parking lot.
00:22
It is underneath a blue truck.
00:24
Please advise if you want additional units to go.
00:29
Copy.
00:32
The Ridge Skates, where are you at?
00:36
We are in the lot behind Starbucks.
00:40
Okay, you guys need my help?
00:42
Yeah, I need the entrance from Gilton behind where Subway is, blocked off.
00:49
Copybreak.com, one-victor two, you can help me out with them.
00:53
Copy, and just confirm the other two cars that are on fire in the parking lot.
00:57
Yeah,
00:58
and now all the lines just came down.
01:00
Looks like they melted,
01:02
but they're still hot.
01:09
Ironically, I also have somebody from Xcel Energy, but just pulled in here to get coffee.
01:12
He is notifying their people.
01:15
Okay, perfect.
01:16
Yeah, I would let them know, uh, hard discussion on the phone with Xcel Energy as well.
01:19
So you probably have to put your line.
01:22
Yep,
01:24
clear my traffic and put me on this.
01:33
Epic feeling route, 843.
01:40
East fire, standby for an ESD tone rescue call on electrical hazard.
02:04
Clear Creek East Fire.
02:08
In service.
02:10
Copy.
02:14
Any other areas that we need blocked off for the road?
02:23
Jeffcom copies Engine 21 on scene for a forward ranger truck at 844.
02:32
No act with flames at this time just light smoking from the arcing and Xcel Energy appears to have a truck here on the scene as well.
02:42
Probably.
02:45
We do have law enforcement also on scene now as well.
02:47
We do have law enforcement also on scene now as well.
02:54
Section 1, this is Jeffcom confirming are you en route?
03:01
You don't want all of you're out.
03:06
Two vehicle.
03:07
Two Victor one. Looks like that Ford pickup trucks just smoldering at this point underneath it.
03:15
Call.
03:20
(number withheld).
03:22
(number withheld). That's a such a beautiful call.
03:28
Would you like this response to this?
03:33
No, I'll take it in if you guys just want to come down to Central.
03:38
Look at that.
03:43
Hey, any other units coming towards the Starbucks? We need to have the...
03:48
Yeah, we got one of them.
03:49
You got the west entrance block over there off of Gilson.
03:53
One, Victor, five, I'll be in that kind of seat.
04:01
Let's 210101. Start heading down to Colorado Boulevard.
04:03
I'm not having the mechanical problem.
04:09
One, Victor, when I travel.
04:14
One minute, you can show me clear,
04:17
en route to the Clear Creek County General, times 1-0.
04:21
Beginning while I entered, I ended them in CAT.
04:26
Okay,
04:32
319.
04:38
Power is confirmed off now.
04:42
Select to on scene and power confirmed off now.
04:45
Louis-Soran is on advisory for E.D.
04:47
St. Anthony, he's on advisory for Syk at 849.
04:54
The governor.
04:55
We go out for the fire now.
05:01
Fept and 4 is in route to Colorado Boulevard.
05:05
Hurt and 4 in route at 853.
05:11
Goodcomm confirming was your previous traffic before Captain 4 that there was water on the fire? Copy water on the fire, 850.
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