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Sergeant Terry Leitch provided a heater to an Aspen resident outside the Aspen Police Station on Monday, December 28, 2020. More than an hour later, due to the gas interruption in Aspen area, all the heaters were heated by the residents, but there was no heating. People waited in line in their cars and walked up to pick up the heaters. Aspen Police Department is expected to deliver another batch of heaters. (Kelsey Bruner/Aspen Times)
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Aspen residents claimed that the heater outside the Aspen Police Station was heating their houses when the natural gas was shut down on Monday, December 28, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner / “Aspen Times”)
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Detective Danielle Madril puts the heater into the vehicle, while community response officer Rachel Beck (left) and Sergeant. On Monday, December 28, 2020, Terry Leitch opened several boxes of heaters outside the Aspen Police Station. (Kelsey Bruner/”Aspen Times”)
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Aspen residents claimed that the heater outside the Aspen Police Station was heating their houses when the natural gas was shut down on Monday, December 28, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner / “Aspen Times”)
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Detective Danielle Madril put the heater into a vehicle outside the Aspen Police Station on Monday, December 28, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner / The Aspen Times)
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Aspen residents claimed that the heater outside the Aspen Police Station was heating their houses when the natural gas was shut down on Monday, December 28, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner / The Aspen Times)
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Detective Danielle Madril put the heater into the vehicle outside the Poplar Police Station on Monday, December 28, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner / The Aspen Times)
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Community response officer Rachel Beck spoke with the person who provided him with space heaters outside the Aspen police station on Monday, December 28, 2020. (Kelsey Brunner / The Aspen Times)
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On Monday night, the Aspen Police Department will distribute heaters to individuals who do not have heating in their homes due to gas outages throughout the town.
Assistant police chief Bill Linn said at 5 pm on Monday that Black Hills Energy had shipped the first batch of nearly 4,000 space heaters from Denver.
At about 6:15 pm, Linn said at a community meeting The first 400 heaters have been allocated. Shortly before 7pm, a second truck arrived and began to distribute again.
The space heaters are distributed in an area on Main Street in front of the APD building, between Spring and Hunter streets in Westbound Lane.
People were asked to drive to the pick-up area and wait in line until someone handed them a heater.
The official said in an update on Monday evening: “We will conduct non-contact distribution.” “If you pull up and open the passenger window, we will put down the heater.”
As the hour’s snowfall increased, dozens of cars backed up near the original curve, waiting for the police to throw.
The officer only asked the driver or passenger if he lived in Aspen and had no heating. If they are not residents of Aspen, some will be rejected.
Most people thanked them, and some tried to get more than one or drove again across the line for a second attempt.
Others went there to get a heater, such as Diana Short, who lived a few blocks away.
She said: “I am very grateful for the city’s actions.” She pointed out that she is likely to put the heating in the child’s room.
Heaters are prioritized for individuals in need, rather than businesses or hotels.
40 reserved for disadvantaged groups.
Those with special needs can call (970) 379-1490 and request delivery.
According to reports, Don Valley hypermarket stores such as Wal-Mart and Lowes had sold out of space heaters by Monday night.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
