A whole bunch of smoke came out of nowhere. Reporter the air has cleared, but the questions have not. We do not feel any toxic chemicals were released. Reporter neither the state nor suncor have said what was in that orange plume or how far it may have traveled. What we do know is that the direction of the winds for this afternoon were mostly coming out of the southwest. So that would blow anything in the atmosphere off to the northeast, putting it right over Commerce City. Which is where officials were looking for problems as area. Reporter Petroleum Engineer Robert Schaaf says it is too soon to know if toxic chemicals were released. The final investigation will take some time. They need to be extremely cautious about, you know, what theyre telling people and saying that its not safe would be kind of irresponsible. If they really cant tell you exactly what it is. Reporter its not the first problem for suncor. Found in their drinkkng in 2012 benzine was found in their drinking water. T
Educators and law enforcement teamed up once again on Thursday for the second annual Southwest Valley School Safety Coalition summit to discuss new ways to ensure students are safe in the classroom.
The inaugural Southwest Valley School Safety Summit was a big success. Representatives from multiple school districts attended the event to discuss school safety, including the Agua Fria High, Buckeye Union
Three West Valley school districts brought several city fire and police departments as well as other school districts to go over safety plans and protocols on Tuesday.