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FIRE DESTROYS COUNTY ROAD 5 HOUSE
A chimney fire is believed to be the cause of this blaze, which destroyed a home on County Road 5 Friday night.
The Ridgway Fire Department was paged to the fire at 7:20 p.m. Friday, about two miles past Elk Meadows on County Road 5, according to Fire Chief Chris Miller. Access to the property hampered efforts to extinguish the fire, as snow drifts pushed by high winds made it impossible for fire engines to reach the home. Firefighters borrowed a neighbor’s heavy equipment to plow the road to t...