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Sharp-Eyed City Employee Calls in Fire

By Marty Mayfield

KRTN Multi-Media-

A sharp-eyed city employee reported smoke coming from behind the old Pizza Hut building, on further investigation he noticed a a fire in a storage shed behind the building.

Raton Fire and Emergency Services responded to the fire and waited on Raton Public Service arrive and disconnect some live wires that were hanging over the storage shed before they could safely attack the blaze. It took them only a few minutes to extinguish the blaze and begin mop up of the scene. Northbound South Second Street was partially blocked off while fire fighters took care of the blaze.

Fire Chief Chris Espinoza is listing the cause of the fire as undetermined noting that everything inside was completely burned.

 

Raton Fire Fighters only took minutes to extinguish this storage shed fire behind the old Pizza Hut Building in South Raton.
Raton Fire Fighters only took minutes to extinguish this storage shed fire behind the old Pizza Hut Building in South Raton.

 

A storage shed caught fire behind the old Pizza Hut building Monday afternoon
A storage shed caught fire behind the old Pizza Hut building Monday afternoon

 

Fire Fighters spray water on the storage shed fire behind the old Pizza Hut building Monday afternoon
Fire Fighters spray water on the storage shed fire behind the old Pizza Hut building Monday afternoon
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