UP's West Local was throwing some sparks...okay, a LOT of sparks...on its journey west on this Tuesday. Multiple fires started along the tracks between MP 10 and MP 16. One fire started at east Leyden and rapidly spread up the tracks (through dry grass) toward some houses!
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A fire started by a passing train at east Leyden spread rapidly up a grass hill and burned down this house, the home of a 92-year-old woman. Fortunately, she was not injured. But, as you can see, the house is a total loss.
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Multiple fire fighters work to extinguish a fire in western Arvada near Leyden that was started by a passing westbound train.
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A few hot spots can still be found burning on a hill that caught fire when a passing train (at east Leyden) threw some sparks that landed in the dry grass.
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Just west of the west switch of Leyden, two men work to put out a few fires started by a passing westbound that threw some sparks into the dry grass. It is probably lucky that the tracks are above the grass here as the fire burning up toward the tracks more than down toward the rest of the field.
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