Smoke sighted north of Black Thunder Mine, Gillette WY


Fire department responded to reports of smoke north of Black Thunder Mine near Highway 450. The smoke appeared unrelated to mining activity.
Audio|Source: Gillette Police, Campbell County Sheriff, Fire and EMS, WHP
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Transcript:
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Anybody for smoke investigation north of Black Thunder Mine and right?
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The town of four fire responds to the area north of Black Thunder Mine near Highway 450, reference of smoke investigation.
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Again,
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the Tallinn four fire responds to the area north of Highway 450 Black Thunder Mine, reference the smoke investigation.
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10-4[1], BC1. This call came in from Newcastle. They stated that one of their ranchers had noticed that there was a large black cloud,
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presumably smoke north of the Black Thunder Mine. They seemed to think it was too far north to be a mine blast.
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10-4: Acknowledgment/OK
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Location mentioned:
Near WY-450, Gillette, WY 82718
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