Juvenile suspected in fire south of East Empire Street
Wednesday, April 18, 2018 6:33 PM
Updated: Thursday, April 19, 2018 11:26 AM
According to Assistant Chief Shawn Bittle of the Cortez Fire Protection District, a brush fire Wednesday south of East Empire Street near Wyoming Street was caused by a juvenile playing with fire. A block of East Empire Street was blocked for about a half-hour as the Cortez firefighters fought the blaze. “It was a little intense there as it approached Empire, but we kept it on the south side of the road,” Bittle said.
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According to Assistant Chief Shawn Bittle of the Cortez Fire Protection District, a brush fire south of East Empire Street near Wyoming Street on Wednesday was caused by a juvenile playing with fire.
Emily Rice/The Journal
According to Assistant Chief Shawn Bittle of the Cortez Fire Protection District, a brush fire south of East Empire Street near Wyoming Street was caused by a juvenile playing with fire. A block of East Empire Street was blocked for about a half-hour Wednesday afternoon as the Cortez Fire Department fought the fire. “It was a little intense there as it approached Empire, but we kept it on the south side of the road,” Bittle said.
Emily Rice/The Journal
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Juvenile suspected in fire south of East Empire Street
According to Assistant Chief Shawn Bittle of the Cortez Fire Protection District, a brush fire Wednesday south of East Empire Street near Wyoming Street was caused by a juvenile playing with fire. A block of East Empire Street was blocked for about a half-hour as the Cortez firefighters fought the blaze. “It was a little intense there as it approached Empire, but we kept it on the south side of the road,” Bittle said.
Emily Rice/The Journal
According to Assistant Chief Shawn Bittle of the Cortez Fire Protection District, a brush fire south of East Empire Street near Wyoming Street on Wednesday was caused by a juvenile playing with fire.
Emily Rice/The Journal
According to Assistant Chief Shawn Bittle of the Cortez Fire Protection District, a brush fire south of East Empire Street near Wyoming Street was caused by a juvenile playing with fire. A block of East Empire Street was blocked for about a half-hour Wednesday afternoon as the Cortez Fire Department fought the fire. “It was a little intense there as it approached Empire, but we kept it on the south side of the road,” Bittle said.
