JOHNSTOWN, Colo. — Five people were taken to the hospital after a gas fire on Highway 60 in Johnstown that sent flames 20 to 40 feet into the air Thursday morning, according to first responders.
The gas fire shut down the highway between County Roads 13 and 15 and prompted a shelter in place order than has since been lifted.
Xcel Energy told Denver7 it had scheduled work in the area of Highway 60 and Meadowlark Drive in Johnstown Thursday. Front Range Fire Rescue said the five people injured were workers, but didn't specify who they worked for. They had non-life-threatening injuries, the agency said.
A one-mile shelter-in-place order was issued to people in the area and evacuation orders were given to residents closest to the flames. Front Range Fire Rescue lifted all orders, as of 12:45 p.m.
Front Range Fire Rescue said it first received word of the fire at 11:09 a.m., and first responders arrived on scene about two minutes later. The fire was extinguished by 12 p.m.
However, roads remain closed until further notice, according to Front Range Fire Rescue.
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