Two individuals have been taken to an area hospital and 5 households have been displaced by a two-alarm fireplace at an Aurora condominium advanced.
4 sufferers have been evaluated by EMS professionals on scene. Two of these sufferers have been transported to the hospital.
We’re glad to report that there are not any life threatening accidents.
There are 5 households displaced from this incident and we’ve contacted @COWYRedCross to help. pic.twitter.com/GWrOjdavKS
— Aurora Fireplace Rescue (@AuroraFireDpt) November 12, 2022
At about 3 a.m. Saturday Aurora Fireplace Rescue responded to the 15800 block of East thirteenth Place and located individuals trapped on the higher flooring of a three-story, multi-residential constructing, the fireplace division mentioned. A number of residents have been rescued, together with a girl and an toddler who have been introduced out of a window. Firefighters arrived on the scene to search out “heavy fireplace and blackout smoke circumstances” which had trapped some residents.
4 individuals have been evaluated by emergency responders on scene and two of these individuals have been taken to a hospital with accidents that aren’t life threatening, AFR mentioned.
5 households displaced by the fireplace are being assisted by American Pink Cross of Colorado. The reason for the fireplace is underneath investigation.