Vehicle fire closes highway 160 in both directions, Cortez CO
Fire & ArsonA vehicle caught fire on highway 160 near mile marker 24. The road was closed in both directions, causing traffic to back up. The Colorado Department of Transportation was notified and is assisting with traffic control.
Audio|Source: Montezuma County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Got about a mile,
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mile and a half, each direction.
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I'm 5 out of 4 montres.
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Just for supervision and notifications.
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Okay, I have CDOT heading that way, they'll help you a traffic control,
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and I notified them that the road is closed, both directions.
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Okay,
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4, thank you.
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10-4[1]-R-40 Montrose.
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Are pretty good.
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Did you copy 5 out on force traffic?
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Uh, part of it.
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He's on Highway 160, you have mile marker 24, with a car fire,
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traffic is backed up in both directions. We have the road closed in both directions as well.
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See that's been notified in the route.
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Location mentioned:
Near US-160, Cortez, CO 81321
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