Crime & Safety
Oil & Gas Fire Evacuations For 1 Mile Radius In Weld Co.
No injuries reported after fleet of diesel trucks ignites on Noble Energy facility lot.
WELD COUNTY, CO – People and businesses were evacuated for a mile radius in Weld County after an enormous blaze consumed parts of an oil and gas plant 18 miles southeast of Greeley.
The diesel gas fire began around 1:45 p.m. near Platteville, at the Noble Energy oil and gas facility on Weld Co. Rd 30.
A fleet of diesel trucks parked closely together ignited and were sprayed with flame retardant by firefighters.
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By 3 p.m., all employees had been accounted for, Platteville-Gilcrest Fire Protection District spokesperson Jolene Schneider told Denver7.
Schneider told Denver7 that emergency phone alerts were sent telling people to evacuate.
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More than 3,000 gallons of diesel fuel was burning with "the potential for 15,000 gallons to burn."
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