Crews were able to get the Mile Marker 166 fire fully contained yesterday afternoon. The fire had closed highway 40 near the Colorado Utah border Tuesday afternoon. A representative from the Uintah Basin Interagency Fire Center confirmed that the fire was fully contained as of 5:30. The cause of the fire is still Continue reading
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Fire That Closed Highway 40 Fully Contained
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UPDATE: Plane Crash East Of Meeker
The Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office was notified just after 10 Saturday morning, of a downed airplane near McGinnis Lake, about 32 miles East of Meeker. Other aircraft in the area were receiving the radio transmission from those in the downed plane and reported that all Continue reading
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Fire In Moffat County At Natural Gas Condensate Station
No one was injured in a fire at a condensate station in the Powder Wash area of Moffat County. The fire that occurred Monday afternoon may have involved as many at 3 condensate tanks, which are also referred to as drip tanks. The tanks collect and store light-crude Continue reading
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