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Eagle County, CO

Semi-truck crashes and catches fire on Interstate 70

Traffic, Fire & Arson

Reported: 08/12/2025 05:53 AM (PDT)

Eagle County, CO

A semi-truck crashed into a barrier on Interstate 70 and started a fire. Witnesses reported explosions and there were multiple emergency calls made to report the incident. The road was completely closed for safety.

Audio|Source: Summit and Eagle County Public Safety

02:55

Transcript:
00:00
Sounds like there's a semi that crashed into a barrier and it's on fire.
00:05
Multiple calls, 911[1] calls are going into Summit right now.
00:08
RPs are stating they heard an explosion.
00:11
They're going to start a safety closure westbound on the Clear Creek side before the tunnel.
00:18
Okay, I'll give 14 a call and we'll get her wrong.

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[1]

911: Emergency Call

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Traffic accident leads to closures on I-70 westbound

08/13/2025 12:58 PM (PDT)

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(name withheld) is front of 10th. So we're going on, D.B. 24 at 3 times 233. That's a 31. I got the number one in two lanes blocked off. I can get a second here as soon as I can. Okay, I'll be there for about two minutes. Copy 1353. Please show us at location number five. 53. 153. Just time. Launcher with MCS 13. MCS 13. I'm going past the closure point now. I'll head on up to the wildfire, and fortunately, 2, wants to take the closure. 4Chile 2, do you copy direct? Direct, plus in a minute now. 1354. 205[2] being closed, can we check with CDOT and see if Global and Pass is still closed or if they're pretty good from that? I copy 1354. We can probably hold off on that as SSX. This is going to go quick within 18 minutes, Max. 511's coach 38,002. House swap is complete. ADA, live cycle net 1311. I am departing and powerwishman's yard. Copy that, thank you. You see. Copy 1355. Come on, Tristan, too. I'm coming on, see. Yes, the on ramp is closed. Can we stand up, Snowmack? Copy, 1355. You go back to the plant forest, near a load. Is there a Mac channel available for this closure? I copy you're moving engine 8 closing down three and open up one and two. Okay, from the meeting, no. I've got it. I've got investigators coming up. Yeah, we've got a chunk of muffler, catalytic converter, and obedience. I contacted Summit. They think they're going to have it open within the next 10 minutes, so they asked to hold off on the snowmack channel. Okay, sounds good. I'm face-to-face with some deputy of the 205. And I'll take NCS 15 down here and that we can plug the holes. Then a couple people consider going up. So I'll take her down here and then also roll it up when we open. Copy. MTS-15G-G-topi-Direct. 1358. Golden RP4. Four. Sounds like they're going to have a wrapped up pretty quick. I'm going to man the closure point with Silverthorne at 205. Copy that 1358. Pencil 11-163. Go ahead. We can end up in the 205. Two lanes getting by. Copy, confirming the number one and two lanes will be open once I get to you and the number three lanes still block. Paper. Copy break. So it's 31. Did you copy that? Tesla 31, I'm sorry. I got a lot of noise with the traffic. Can you go again? We can release the closure at the 205 if you guys want to clear. Break 7 at S11. Can we just contact the tunnel and have them update to VMS[1] sort about the number one lane, left lane, being blocked? Listen to the 209. Summit as a 63. Just a correction on that. It's going to be the number three lane that's locked, one or two or get by. Copy number three lane that's locked, 1359. I'm not sure. It looks like maybe you state just open the highway. Okay, copy 1400. Can you let me know if they're going to clear the safety closure? Yeah, that's from. The 205 East, then we've got to reopen. I copy, thank you, Fortune Hunter. Yes, 15. We start this one roll up. 14-Heners. That's 113. Montrose, we cleared a copy for Dispo. Open the on-rape. It'll be open momentarily. Copy, thanks. Copy, and F.O. 39, you also copy. Hey, Frum, you showed me in 31, clear. Thanks. I copy things for it. pickup and green bronco green bronco black four pickups there's a small fire around marker 211 on each side of high 70 westbound A base. Go ahead. Departy. Two down. From DUS. Customer service. Clear. Simple. Based to west line heading east of eastbound. There is a traffic hole at the tunnel. Again. Heading eastbound, there is a hold at the tunnel. Expect delays.