Huge compost fire sparks fear near Buena Vista wood piles, Buena Vista CO
Fire & ArsonHaving been reported a large compost fire rapidly spreading near stacked wood in Buena Vista, fire units dispatched to contain the towering blaze.
Audio|Source: Chaffee County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Attention city county fire, attention to the county fire.
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Have a report of a large compost pile on fire.
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It's spreading and there's a bunch of wood around.
00:08
It said it's very large fire.
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Address is near County Road 355.
00:13
Again, near County Road 355.
00:16
It advises it is a very large fire and spreading.
00:18
Timeout, 1142.
00:23
Can I copy that? Firefall?
00:27
F-2 is responding to the fire.
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1142.
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Hawaii, a station one cop's speech.
00:40
1142. 1942.
00:45
993 by counting here, right? How many now? Three six bucks.
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143.
00:57
S2, S7, let me know actually need me up.
01:00
S7, if you want at least start floating this way until we figure out what we got.
01:10
Yeah, I'm already moving to the middle.
01:17
You know, to be advised.
01:18
I'm trying to get a size from her.
01:21
She's pretty hysterical, so she's seeing 10 feet.
01:26
She said it's a very large compost pile and the tree next to it just caught on fire.
01:34
Anything about structure is threatened?
01:38
Nope, but she said there's a ton of wood piled around it.
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Location mentioned:
Co Rd 355, Buena Vista, CO 81211
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