One person died overnight after flames consumed a house in northwest Aurora on Wednesday, according to the fire department.
Aurora Fire Rescue responded to the house fire in the city’s Sable Altura Chambers neighborhood, near East 22nd Avenue and Altura Boulevard, at 2:04 p.m. Wednesday.
The flames were under control by 2:19 p.m., according to a news release from the fire department.
One victim, an unidentified adult, was rescued from the house and taken to the hospital with critical injuries, where the victim later died, Aurora Fire Rescue officials confirmed in a Thursday morning update. No other injuries were reported.
Photos posted by the fire department showed a charred home with flames licking the inside, and smoke wafting through the air around firefighters.
Five people living in the single-story building were displaced, fire officials said in the release.
The victim will be identified by the Adams County Coroner’s Office.
Information about the cause of the fire was not yet available on Thursday.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
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