SECURITY — On Monday, April 7, firefighters with the Security Fire Department were sent to help a neighborhood find three missing children and two dogs.
According to the fire department, the children and the dogs were lost in the underground storm drainage system.
Firefighters were able to find the children and dogs approximately a half mile away from where they had originally entered the drainage system.
While everyone got out okay, the fire department wants to remind the community about the potential dangers of entering a drainage system.
According to the fire department, dangers include:
- getting lost
- hypothermia
- flooding and drowning risks
- oxygen deficiency
- toxic gases
- dangerous animals
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The largest gasoline pipeline spill in Colorado history may be twice as large as reported
A new, independent analysis from the Southern Ute Indian Tribe says as much as 200,000 gallons of refined gasoline could have spilled, but the pipeline company says their data disputes the number.
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