House Fire Engulfs Boulder Foothills Home

BOULDER, CO -- Boulder emergency crews contained and extinguished a fully involved house fire on Saturday afternoon in the Boulder Heights neighborhood off of Lee Hill Drive on Saturday afternoon. Neighbors initially reported that the deck of the Brook Circle home was on fire and that they saw smoke coming out of the house, according to a press release from the Boulder Sheriff's Department.

When crews arrived at 3:35 p.m., the entire house was ablaze, but the fire was contained to the structure and did not spread to nearby vegetation. No one was home at the time of the fire, and no injuries have been reported.

Boulder Mountain Fire, Lefthand Fire, Rocky Mountain Fire, AMR Ambulance, and deputies form the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office all responded to the call.

The cause of the fire will be investigated by a Multi-Agency Fire Investigation Team.

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Photo courtesy Boulder County Sheriff's Office