Tag: Apartment Fire
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2 fires reported just hours apart at same Westminster apartment complex
Crews from the Westminster Fire Department responded to two fires at the same apartment complex that occurred just hours apart Thursday. The first fire was reported Wednesday night just before midnight in building eight at the Village of Greenbriar at 8290 N. Federal Blvd., according to Westminster Fire. All residents were evacuated. A spokeswoman for…
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Man arrested for arson in connection with five-alarm Leetsdale fire
Authorities announced Wednesday the arrest of a man in connection with one of the largest fires Denver has seen in decades. Tony Becerra, 38, faces arson charges in relation to a five-alarm fire on Leetsdale Drive that burned and destroyed an under-construction apartment building on Jan. 2, according to a Wednesday news release from the…
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Denver apartment fire largest in 30 years, crews to keep working through Sunday
An overnight fire at an under-construction apartment complex in southeast Denver was the largest the city has seen in over three decades, officials said at a Saturday news conference. Robert Murphy, division chief of operations at Denver Fire, said that the five-alarm fire (nearly six-alarm) was the first in Denver during in his 30-year career…
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Aurora firefighters extinguish apartment fire, begin investigations
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Aurora firefighters have officially put out all fires and hotspots in the under-construction apartment fire that left a plume of black smoke rising over the city on Saturday. Aurora Fire Rescue announced that the residential fire that began in the apartment building in the area…
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Lakewood apartment fire leaves 1 dead, 4 injured
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An apartment fire in Lakewood Friday morning killed one person and injured four others. The structure fire occurred at a single-story apartment building near 12th Avenue and Allison Street in Lakewood, according to a West Metro Fire tweet at 5:34 a.m. Friday. “When crews arrived…
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Arapahoe County apartment building fire kills 1, injures 2
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The South Metro Fire Rescue firefighters worked an apartment fire early Saturday with reports of injuries and a fatality on South Quebec Street and East Harvard Avenue. The fire was fully engulfed and officials urged residents to “please stay clear of the area,” according to…
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Littleton, Englewood apartment fires force evacuations
South Metro Fire Rescue firefighters responded to two separate apartment fires in Littleton and Englewood Friday morning following a busy Thursday for the department. South Metro Fire Rescue tweeted at 8:40 a.m. Friday that they were on the scene of a 3-story apartment fire at 5519 S. Windermere St. in Littleton. Firefighters rescued two residents…
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Arvada apartment fire kills 1, leaves 50 homeless
One person died and two Arvada Police officers were treated for smoke inhalation after an early morning apartment fire in Arvada Wednesday, Arvada Police tweeted. Arvada Fire responded to a fire at Village West Apartments at 58th Avenue and Urban Street just after midnight Wednesday, according to police. Firefighters were met with heavy fire and…
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Aurora apartment fire turns deadly
A person died following an apartment fire Monday, Aurora Fire Rescue said in a release Tuesday. At 6 p.m. Monday, Aurora Fire Rescue Crews responded to a house fire at 1324 N. Xanadu St. Firefighters searched the building, began fire suppression and found a victim inside. Medics provided the victim, David Morton, 60, care and…
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Arapahoe County and American Red Cross create temporary shelter for fire victims
The Thursday afternoon blaze at the Club Valencia Condominiums in Aurora left the residents of 86 destroyed units homeless, so the American Red Cross and Arapahoe County stepped up to create a temporary shelter. Originally located at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds, it was moved to Village East Elementary at 1433 S. Oakland St. in Aurora…