Vehicle catches fire while being towed on I-25, Adams County CO

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/2/2025 03:01 PM

I-25, Colorado

A vehicle being towed on southbound Interstate 25 near the 8000 block caught fire. Fire crews responded to the scene to extinguish the blaze. No other details on injuries or cause were reported.

Audio|Source: Adams County Fire and EMS

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Transcript:

00:00

I'm going to stop, uh, firing heat 25 at about the 8,000 wall. It looks like we have a tow truck that was pulling the vehicle one of the engine cartman.

00:10

Okay, 8,000 rocket by twice a thousand pound.

00:13

You just need engine.

00:15

Okay, we'll establish Southbound command.

00:18

Okay, I'll put you on there as well, 16 or two.

00:25

So then my apologies, what was going on with that tow truck?

00:29

Engine 71, Medics 63, General Netto Call, (number withheld), Grand Street, 24, Hours Fitness, Apartment,

00:39

(number withheld), Cross Street, Horizon Meadows at Thornton Town Center.

00:43

Engine 71, Mediq 63,

00:46

(number withheld), Grand Street, 24,

00:50

Hours Fitness, Apartment, (number withheld), to Thornton-A.

00:58

Medics 63 EMS Incident at 24-hour Fitness (number withheld) Grand Street Unit (number withheld) on Channel Thornton Opta.

01:09

Medi-3 EMS incident at 24-hour fitness (number withheld) Grand Street Unit (number withheld) on Channel Thornton Ops A.

01:21

Back on (number withheld), I believe that she was going to be a vehicle fire, a vehicle that they were pulling, is on fire.

01:27

He made a backup engine as well, please.

01:29

Of course, thank you, sir.

01:30

(number withheld).

01:32

How's that, NG-1-1-1? Engine 4-Met4 and Tompon at Down Party.

01:38

We can cancel Med 6-3 at Med 7-1.

01:42

Show Henge 71 responded.

01:44

Can we break Medics-3? Are you on that tonight?

01:51

Engine 41, Vehicle Fire, 8,000,

01:55

Interstate 25, southbound on the panel, Adams County Ops A.

02:01

Engine 41, Vehicle Fire,

02:04

8000,

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Interstate 25,

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southbound on channel, Adams County Ops A.

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