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• Apartments evacuated, Hazmat called in

  April 8, 2012 4:52 PM

  Four apartments were evacuated after residents noticed an odor smelling like battery acid at the Casa del Rey Apartments in Colorado Springs. Hazmat was called in to investigate what residents speculated could be a meth lab, but it was determined that the odor came from some cooking pots that... more »

• Hazmat scare quickly ends

  September 12, 2011 3:40 PM

  Fire department hazmat crews were called out because of a strange chemical smell. It now appears the source is a home beer brewing operation. Evacuated residents are now going back to their apartments. more »

• Hazardous material evacuation at C.S. apartment

  September 12, 2011 3:20 PM

  Residents of the Hyde Park Apartments say Firefighters banging on their doors told them to "get out immediately" because of a possible chemical leak. Tremont and Van Buren Streets in front of the complex are closed. Hazmat crews are suiting up to go into the building. more »

• Experts assess damage after fuel spills in creek Saturday

  August 28, 2011 1:15 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Authorities are assessing the damage after a tanker truck crashed and spilled 4,000 gallons of fuel into Clear Creek. State police say the crash occurred about 9 a.m. Saturday on U.S. 6 near the Loveland Basin ski area, leaving the driver with minor injuries. Federal... more »

• Fuel spill from rolled semi spills into creek

  July 9, 2011 5:40 PM

  JEFFERSON COUNTY - Our sister station 9 News in Denver is reporting that emergency workers are trying to clean up fuel spilled into a creek by a semi-truck that rolled on US 285 Saturday morning. Colorado State Patrol says the semi rolled into Turkey Creek just south of Indian Hills... more »

• HAZMAT situation Pioneers Museum

  June 2, 2011 4:39 PM

  The Colorado Springs Fire Department is on the scene of a HAZMAT situation at the Pioneers Museum. We're awaiting more information from the Public Information Officer. You may want to avoid that area on Tejon for now. more »

• Pueblo City Schools, CSU-P shut down air systems

  May 20, 2011 3:34 PM

  Pueblo City Schools and the CSU-Pueblo have shut down their air systems as a precaution--due to a chemical spill and HAZMAT situation. They say they have NOT been told to do it---just a precaution. East HS, Spann and Baca schools are the schools in the area. more »

• HAZMAT situation in Pueblo West

  May 20, 2011 2:02 PM

  Breaking news in Pueblo West--- 25 people have shown up at the Parkview ER off Highway 50 complaining of nausea, vomiting, and eye irritation. Ambulances from across the area have been called in to help and it has been declared a HAZMAT situation. We have a crew heading to... more »

• UPDATE: Trailer spilling chemicals moved

  May 13, 2011 3:21 PM

  Hazard Material crews from the Colorado Springs Fire Department are asking Police to shut down traffic at Boulder and Platte and at least two blocks west on Boulder due to spilling chemicals. The trailer spilling the chemicals has been moved from the roadway to a parking lot, but chemicals are... more »

• HAZMAT investigates acid spill near shooting scene

  March 27, 2011 3:58 PM

  Hazardous Materials crews in Colorado Springs were called to a machine shop on Delta Drive located near the scene of an early morning shooting after officers in the area noticed a green liquid flowing from the back of a building. The HAZMAT team with the Colorado Springs Fire Department... more »

• Chemical spill forces evacuation in Commerce City

  November 6, 2010 11:41 AM

  COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) - Authorities say a large area in Commerce City was evacuated because of chemicals leaking from barrels at an abandoned plant. Adams County Sheriff's Sgt. Candi Baker says emergency crews responded Friday afternoon after reports of odors in the area north of Denver. She says... more »

• NTSB probes rollovers by hazmat tanker trucks

  August 3, 2010 9:42 AM

  Federal safety investigators are probing rollover accidents by tanker trucks carrying propane, gasoline and other hazardous materials. The National Transportation Safety Board wants to know whether equipment similar to the stability systems required for cars would help prevent tanker rollovers. The board is holding a hearing Tuesday on an... more »

• HIghway 50 reopens

  December 31, 2009 4:46 PM

  A possible Hazmat situation in eastern Pueblo County is over. State Patrol says they found no Hazardous materials at the scene at Highway 50 near Boone. The road was closed in both directions for three hours No one has been injured. more »

• New information: bizarre HazMat incident had Colorado Springs street blocked

  November 17, 2009 11:43 AM

  A Colorado Springs street is back open after a bizarre HazMat situation forced its closure in Colorado Springs Tuesday morning. A man attempting to commit suicide barricaded himself in a vehicle with the chemical Hydrogen Sulfide. A HazMat crew suited up in full gear to get the man out.... more »

• Meth lab busted in Pueblo

  September 9, 2009 11:35 PM

  Pueblo police have discovered a meth lab on the north side of town. It was found at a home on East 40th, near the Northside Wal-Mart. Investigators say the homeowners are the ones who actually found the meth lab. The house was vacant, and the homeowners were there to... more »