South Metro I-25 Hay Truck Fire
I-25 Hay Truck Fire
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Just after 17:00 on July 10th, 2018 a semi traveling southbound on Interstate 25 between Arapahoe Rd. and Dry Creek Rd. made a hard stop in traffic; a bale of hay on the trailer came loose and made contact with an exhaust pipe. The bale of hay immediately ignited and quickly spread into the truck and stacks of hay. Thankfully the driver escaped without injuries. A plume of smoke was already visible for miles when fire units left their stations prompting South Metro Fire Rescue Battalion Chief 32 to add an additional Engine. Upon arrival Firefighters found a truck with heavy fire in the cab and engine compartment and approximately 200 bales of hay burning on the trailer. Southbound I-25 was quickly closed when tires exploded and flew into the adjacent lanes and the RTD Light Rail was closed in both directions due to the high heat exposing the overhead lines. Engine 33, Medic 33 and Tower 35 worked on fire attack while Battalion 32 assumed command and Safety 3 took incident safety. With no hydrants nearby a water tender was special called to shuttle water. A portable tank was set up and Engine 31 was used to draft and pump. A front loader tractor from CDOT was used to pull the hay and agricultural equipment off the trailer so that it could be more easily extinguished. As soon as that operation was complete and RTD inspected the lines, Light Rail traffic resumed operations around 20:00, I-25 reopened around 21:00. Greenwood Village Police Department, Arapahoe County Sheriff, CDOT, and RTD also assisted together this incident was resolved quickly and safely.
Initial Response: Engine 33, Medic 33 & Tower 35
Additional Units: Battalion Chief 32, Safety 3, Safety 34, Engine 31, Medic 31, Bureau 31, Bureau 55 & PIO 30
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