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WATCH: 29 rescued from vehicles after heavy rain causes street flooding in Denver

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Crews from the Denver Fire Department rescued 29 people from their vehicles as heavy rain flooded streets across the Denver area Sunday evening, according to city officials and KUSA.

Denver Fire said crews rescued 11 people from their vehicles in the area of Interstate 70 and York Street. At 38th and Blake streets, crews rescued eight people.

Crews rescued three people at 46th and Washington. Six people were rescued at 14th and Krameria, and crews assisted one person at 23rd and Colorado.

The fire department said everyone rescued was doing OK.

Firefighters were captured on video rescuing children — including a baby —  from a car stuck in floodwaters at 38th and Blake.

Read the full story from Denver Gazette news partner KUSA here.

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