Tag: Nederland Fire
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‘Westie’ the turtle, ‘Luna’ the python among animal casualties in Nederland fire
Westie, a 20-year-old turtle who “loved crickets and attention,” and Luna, a 5-year-old ball python who taught kids to appreciate snakes, were among dozens of animal casualties in the early morning fire that destroyed a shopping center in Nederland Thursday. Wild Bear Nature Center was one of more than a dozen businesses in the shopping…
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives national response team deployed to Nederland in wake of fire
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives deployed its national response team to Nederland Friday in the wake of the fire that destroyed a shopping center along the town’s main street. The Caribou Village Shopping Center, home to an estimated 20 businesses in the small mountain town, was decimated by a structure fire that…