WINDSOR – One person is dead after a fire at an oil tank in northern Colorado.
The fire broke out at the Great Western Oil and Gas facility east of Windsor on Wednesday night.
The chief of Windsor Severance Fire Rescue, Kris Kazian, said firefighters found one person dead on top of the tank. The person hasn’t been publicly identified.
A spokeswoman for Denver-based Great Western told The Denver Post the victim worked for the company and that it was heartbroken by the loss.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.