Crime & Safety
Firefighters Battle Denver Blaze At Site Of 2018 Explosions
At the very same building, explosions rocked the neighborhood in August.
DENVER, CO — Firefighters were on the job Friday morning to extinguish a blaze in a Denver building which was the site of an explosion that injured nine in 2018. No injuries are reported this time at the building on Santa Fe Drive, but firefighters have lots of work to do.
Much of the fire has been doused, but finishing the job "will take time as fire is hidden in pockets and voids," the Denver Fire Department tweeted Friday morning.
DFD crew's working to extinguish the final areas of fire at 374 Santa Fe Dr. This will take time as fire is hidden in pockets & voids. No injuries were reported. Avoid the area. We're working with @DenverPolice to keep Santa Fe closed as investigators work to determine the cause. pic.twitter.com/loQc7PQZXK
— Denver Fire Dept. (@Denver_Fire) March 29, 2019
On Tuesday, August 14 last year, at the same building at 374 Santa Fe Dr., there were two explosions around 1 p.m. that rocked the neighborhood.
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The explosion threw bricks and debris into the street in front and back of the building and injured people inside and outside. The explosions damaged several cars and a building across the street, Denver Fire spokespeople said. A family's missing cat was found in the rubble.
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