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Home flooded by decommissioned mine

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Nearly a foot of water was rushing through the home's first-floor spaces. Firefighters evacuated the property and shut off all utilities. The area abuts the Sally Barber Mine Trailhead. The 365-foot mine was dug in 1880 by Bald Mountain Miners to access zinc deposits.

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Home flooded by decommissioned mine

A home off of French Gulch Road near Sallie Barber Road was flooded as water gushed from a decommissioned mine shaft behind the home near Breckenridge, Colorado.

3 months ago·Denver, United States

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Decommissioned mine shaft floods Breckenridge home

DENVER (KDVR) -- Colorado is home to hundreds of decommissioned mine shafts, and one such shaft was blamed for almost a foot of water flowing through a Breckenridge home on Thursday. According to the Summit County Sheriff's Office, units were requested to assist the Red, White & Blue Fire Protection District with a flooded home on French Gulch Road near Sally Barber Road at about 6:20 p.m. on Feb. 15. Nearly a foot of water was rushing through t…

3 months ago·Denver, United States

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