A fire damaged four units of an east Denver residential complex Monday afternoon, but firefighters extinguished the blaze before there were serious injuries.
The fire broke out about 1:25 p.m. at 8235 E. Fairmount Drive, at Woodside Village, said Denver Fire Department spokesman Phil Champagne.
The fire was sparked by a plumber soldering inside unit No. 105, part of a 16-unit building, and the fire quickly spread into the structure’s walls, Champagne said.
Four units were “extensively damaged,” he said.
The plumber, who suffered cuts and smoke inhalation, was treated at the scene and released, Champagne said. The plumber suffered his injury as he tried to put out the blaze.
More than 30 firefighters knocked out the fire in about 15 minutes.
As firefighters mopped up the scene, a stunned resident looked over his home.
Inside unit No. 101, the longtime resident said he was home earlier in the afternoon when he smelled smoke and the electricity went out. The man, who asked not to be identified, said firefighters banged on his door a short time later and told him to get out.
Afterward, assessing the smoke and water damage, he said: “It is just now sinking in.”
Howard Pankratz: 303-954-1939 or hpankratz@denverpost.com
