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Oil Site Explosion East Of Windsor Injures 1

WINDSOR, Colo. (CBS4) - Weld County emergency crews were working an explosion east of Windsor involving an oil site.

A spokesperson from the Weld County Sheriff's Office confirms one person has been taken to the hospital.

Windsor Explosion 8 (copter4)
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CBS4 YouReporter Robin Chew tweeted a photograph of a dark cloud lit from below. Chew said she took the picture from her back deck in the Village East subdivision.

Windsor Explosion 4 (Clancy Brown)
(credit: Clancy Brown)

CBS4 YouReporter Clancy Brown co-owns the CrossFit Endure facility just west of the fire and sent in a photo from his vantage.

Weld County dispatch confirms an explosion along Highway 392.

Windsor Explosion 7 (Weld County SO)
(credit: Weld County Sheriff's Office)

Fire units are responding to a location on the east side of Windsor near Weld County Road 21, south of the intersection.

Authorities on scene are telling CBS4 personnel that Highway 392 is being shut down.

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