Train railcar fire near Wellington Street in Fountain, Fountain CO
Fire & ArsonFire units responded to a train fire involving a burning railcar near Wellington Street in Fountain, Colorado. The train was still moving slowly, and responders worked to locate and stop it safely.
Audio|Source: El Paso County Fire and EMS
03:13
Transcript:
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Respond, 109, the area of Wellington Street for a train fire.
00:04
Timeout 1721.
00:07
Fire dispatch, 202.
00:10
Go ahead.
00:12
Do you know if this train is stopped?
00:22
Unknown, it looks like we've got a last of 10 minutes.
00:25
Caller called it in.
00:27
The white car from the back of the trains are on fire.
00:30
It was north down on the tracks and it was the wheels on fire.
00:35
I'll try and sorry.
00:39
And if you could get a hold of VN, I know where that trip.
00:44
Just currently at that.
01:01
We got the train passing in front of Station 3 right at this moment.
01:06
They're doing no more than 10 miles an hour to be trying to get stopped.
01:14
They're found to be a little bit further north than Lowington at this point.
01:22
There goes.
01:23
Go ahead.
01:37
Show 2,
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per the caller, saw,
01:42
and the trip of the train is still moving, we're coming on 7.5, 7.1.
01:50
Okay,
01:53
I need one.
01:56
We're picking a sign, shoot 13 to this, and show 2 11 and quarters.
02:06
Go ahead.
02:09
Yes sir, you still want to go or stand down?
02:13
Oh,
02:15
good.
02:17
Appreciate.
02:19
The judge.
02:27
You're just... You're just right.
02:29
You're just right. All right.
02:45
And 23rd Fire Dispatch, if you just advise where you're seeing that train when you go chance.
02:56
The last car, just north of the block all of our Dissons.
03:03
I look at the next door.
03:07
That's without control.
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Location mentioned:
Wellington St, Fountain, CO 80817
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