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Crews Remember Victims of South Canyon Fire

by KREX News Room
by Kristina Kuestner

Story Created: Jul 6, 2012 at 8:34 PM MDT

Story Updated: Jul 7, 2012 at 7:16 PM MDT

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo.- Fire crews took a moment on Friday to remember one of deadliest fires in Colorado history.

Eighteen years ago, 14 firefighters were killed in a fire on Storm King Mountain near Glenwood Springs. It was called the South Canyon Fire.

Strong winds pushed the fire uphill and firefighters could not escape it.

David Boyd, a spokesman for the Bureau of Land Management, said firefighters took a moment of silence Friday to remember the anniversary of the tragedy.


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