The RTD is reporting that a trashcan fire today at George Wythe HS sent a student and a security guard to the hospital, and led to the evacuation of the school for a little while.

Several shops at Southside Plaza caught fire sometime before 6:00 p.m. tonight. Police officers on the scene had no knowledge of how the fire started or where. From a distance, it appeared the fire stretched from Shoe City to the Check & Go store. An unidentified firefighter said it appeared that the fire started at Shoe City, but he couldn’t be certain and the investigation was on going. There were 30-40 firefighters on scene, at least five trucks, and few ambulances and police cars.

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At 37th and Hull Street an electrical pole was on fire. According to a couple of customers standing in front of a shop, they heard a transformer blow and went out to witness what had happened. In response to a question as to when the police had received a call, a police officer at the scene said that he and his partner observed the fire as they were patrolling and didn’t receive a call at all. The fire department was on the scene and traffic was blocked in both directions. The fire department was not able to begin extinguishing the blaze until power could be cut to the area. Street lights were out at least as far as the intersection of Midlothian and Hull Street to Broad Rock.

Burning Electrical Pole

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