Crime & Safety
No Injuries As Grain Mill Catches Fire In Brighton
Police asked people to avoid the area as a vacant building burned at a grain elevator in Brighton.
BRIGHTON, CO – A grain mill fire in Brighton sent black smoke into the air that could be seen for miles early Friday morning.
The incident was occurring at Main Street in a vacant building, the Brighton Fire Rescue Twitter account tweeted.
The mill is owned by ERIKS North America.
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Police closed roads and asked the public to avoid the area.
Aerial operations at Main and Denver. Vacant building. pic.twitter.com/DFRrEZXveD
— Brighton Fire Rescue (@BrightonFire) February 8, 2019
Brighton Fire is currently working a structure fire at Arthur Grain Mill on Main St. Please avoid the area while crews work. @BrightonFire pic.twitter.com/515a5rii7J
— Brighton PD (@BrightonPolice) February 8, 2019
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