Vehicle explosion causes 5-acre fire up Snowmass Creek Road

Vehicle fire and explosion spark small Snowmass fire

Crews monitored site for hotspots overnight

Vehicle explosion causes 5-acre fire up Snowmass Creek Road

Five acres of land up Snowmass Creek Road burned after a vehicle exploded Monday afternoon. The fire began by mile marker 5 when a passenger van near the end of a driveway caught fire, according to local officials. The fire was reported at 2:13 p.m. to Roaring Fork Fire Rescue and the Aspen Fire Protection District. A fire crew patrolling nearby responded to the vehicle fire within five minutes of the call to find a 10-foot by 10-foot area of ve…