Fire Sparked By Bomb Squad Contained
Arapahoe County Bomb Squad Was Training During Red Flag Warning Day
POSTED: 4:20 pm MST February 20, 2009
UPDATED: 8:07 am MST February 21, 2009
DENVER -- The Arapahoe County sheriff's office says crews have contained a 200-acre grass fire that was sparked by the agency's bomb squad during a routine training exercise.The fire broke out at about 3 p.m. Friday in eastern Arapahoe County and prompted the evacuation of one home.The blaze burned in a southeasterly direction, pushed by 20-25 mph winds. It was fully contained by about 6:30 p.m.
No injuries were reported, and no structures burned.The blaze broke out when a Red Flag Warning was in effect for the Front Range. A Red Flag Warning means that weather conditions are ripe for the rapid spread of any fire.The sheriff's office said in a statement that it will evaluate its training protocols to determine why "appropriate precautionary and safety measures were not utilized" during the exercise.
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