Helicopter ends up in lake as pre-evacuations grow for Derby Fire

Denver (KDVR) – a dedicated helicopter Help fight the fire of Derby The matter ended in a lake 13 miles northwest of Eagle Regional Airport on Friday.

The American Forestry Authority in the White River National Forest said that the accident occurred at about 4:10 pm on Friday, and said that the helicopter pilot was captured by another plane dedicated to derby fire and was transferred to Eagil’s regional airport.

The pilot was examined by the medical emergency staff and decided that he was fine, along with simple bumps and bruises.

In addition, the National Council for Transportation Safety has been notified, but it is not clear whether the agency would respond to the accident. The American Forest service had an investigation team at about 6:30 pm, according to a press statement.

Derby Fire continues to burn, calling for the new promotion

Eagle County Emergence Management added three new regions along the Colorado River River to the pre -evaluation situation on Friday, and the road is still closed to non -residents in the roundabout north of Dutsu.

Pre -evaluation areas are now close to the 70th Highway, although the fire does not seem to threaten the highway in any way on Friday night.

The fire grew to 4112 acres from Friday evening, according to InciWeb, a government site for Wildfire Reporting, which rises from about 3569 acres on Friday morning.

There is yet no containment of fire, which was lit on August 16.

Officials also participated in InciWeb that the fire is not led by wind, but instead with available fuel. Firefighters were also concerned about the fire that could violate the sewage in Sweetwateer Creek, and worked to protect more than 200 buildings along the road to Red Dirt Creek by placing machine guns and removing the surrounding fuel.

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