SEVERAL FIRE CREWS REMAIN ON SCENE IN THE AREA OF I-25 AND BROADWAY THURSDAY MORNING. THAT’S WHERE A FIRE IS BURNING AT WESTERN ORGANIC MATTER ON BATES ROAD IN THE SOUTH VALLEY. PARAMEDIC FIREFIGHTERS GABE DE BALTZ SAYS IT’S ORGANIC MATTER THAT’S BEEN BURNING.
HE SAYS THEY CUT A FIRE LINE BUT EXPECT TO BE ON SCENE BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE FIRE. DE BALTZ SAYS IT’S DIFFICULT TO GET WATER TO PENETRATE SUCH HIGH PILES OF ORGANIC MATTER.
THE LOCATION OF THE FIRE IS NORTH OF ISLETA CASINO AND WEST OF A SHOOTING RANGE. DE BALTZ SAYS THE FIRE WAS REPORTED AROUND 1:00 THURSDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO EIGHT FIRE TRUCKS HELPING FIRE THE FLAMES, A HELICOPTER IS ALSO DROPPING WATER ON THE FIRE.
