UPDATE: APRIL 21 AT 7:09 A.M.
CHOTEAU, Mont. - Fire crews monitored hot spots overnight at the Gunther Apartments in Choteau and the Teton County Sheriffâs Office will investigate the exact cause of the fire that was a result of an explosion Tuesday afternoon. Two people were sent to the hospital for smoke inhalation. A front left corner of the apartment complex is left standing, which may be the area where the fire started.Â
According to Choteau Volunteer Fire Department Incident Commander Mike Leys, the building was over 100 years old and was made of lumber. His team rushed to the scene within 7 minutes Tuesday and rescued a handicapped man from the second floor. He said there was some ammo going off in apartment buildings Tuesday evening. Cans were still exploding and a fire was burning in the basement Wednesday morning.Â
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Fire in Choteau displaces apartment residents
Cassandra Soto - MTN
By: Cassandra Soto
and last updated 2021-04-20 17:21:14-04
CHOTEAU â Emergency crews battled a fire at an apartment building in Choteau on Tuesday afternoon.
Witnesses tell MTN News it happened at the Gunther apartment building nad people were urged to avoid Main Avenue North.
All 20 residents of the building have been accounted for; two people were taken to Benefis Teton Medical Center in Choteau to be treated for burns and smoke inhalation.
According to the Teton County Sheriff s Office, the fire will more than likely continue to burn into the night.
Grand Teton National Park rangers got complaints Saturday afternoon about a group of cyclists and roller skaters âplaying loud music and partyingâ and possibly littering on the park road. According to spokeswoman Denise Germann, rangers spoke to the roller disco party crowd and gave people verbal warnings. The road is closed to cars for spring biking, so many residents have been enjoying the warming weather by biking the temporarily car-free roadway.
Police were called Friday night to the Lodge at Jackson Hole to break up what callers said was a noisy âfrat partyâ going on at the hotel. Officers ended up citing 13 college students for being minors under the influence. They arrested two other teenagers for underage drinking and possession, Jackson Police Sgt. Russ Ruschill said. Officers presumed the teens were in Jackson for spring break and also confiscated some marijuana and paraphernalia.
A federal innovation grant is helping the Wyoming Department of Transportation and Wyoming Highway Patrol launch a statewide drone program.
Lt. Matt Brackin, the Highway Patrolâs first certified pilot, said options are endless for how drones will help in their everyday work.
âFrom a crash reconstruction standpoint it will be invaluable for us,â Brackin said.
Rather than keeping a highway closed for hours while investigators measure and collect evidence, now they can fly a drone over the scene to capture images and reopen the highway more quickly and continue the investigation elsewhere.
Software can stitch together photos of the scene, allowing investigators to estimate speeds and directions of the vehicles involved.