Siren Tests, Emergency Meeting Held In Anticipation Of Potentially Catastrophic Flood
By Jane Slater, 7NEWS Reporter
POSTED: 12:09 am MST February 23, 2008
LEADVILLE, Colo. -- The sound of deafening warning sirens went off at 5:30 p.m. Friday evening in the town of Leadville.
Federal officials made sure residents of the Village of East Fork were aware of the test as there is increasing concern a nearby mine drainage tunnel will burst. If that happens, officials said a billion gallons of toxic water would flood the community and countless others downstream.
Some said the alarm, accompanied with the message "seek higher ground and use escape roads" were sufficient. Others said it wasn't enough.
"I think it’s too quiet," said Domenic Mascarenes.
Many who live in the Village of East Fork are particularly worried the tunnel will burst in the middle of the night and the sirens will fail.
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