Unidentified liquid spills near Windsor Auto Repair

Click to Enlarge A Great Western employee smells the liquid that spilled out of a train engine Monday morning on the tracks just north of Windsor Auto Repair. Weld County Health officials are testing the liquid to determine what cleanup needs to happen. Jennifer Moore Browse Our Galleries

Jennifer Moore, (Bio) jmoore@mywindsornow.com
March 26, 2008

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The Windsor-Severance Fire Protection District and Windsor Police were dispatched to a possible 200 gallon antifreeze spill from a train Monday morning on the tracks just north of Windsor Auto Repair, 320 E. Chestnut St.

A liquid leaked out from a Great Western engine and drained toward the Windsor Auto Repair building.

Pete Hyland, Windsor Auto Repair owner, noticed the spill around 9:30 a.m. He decided to call it in with the fire department for precautionary measures.

Hyland said the liquid did not enter his building and no damages were reported.

Initial reports from Weld County dispatch claimed it was antifreeze, but Great Western officials believe it was water with an inhibitor.

Police and fire officials, along with the Weld County Health Department, took samples and will test the liquid. Results were not available on Tuesday.

"The Health Department will take a spill number and make a determination if it is hazardous and how it has to be handled," said Windsor Police Chief John Michaels.