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Fire burning structures, brush just east of Aurora

The fire is burning in Watkins south of Denver International Airport

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A fire burning just east of Aurora on Wednesday afternoon has claimed several building and is consuming fields of brush.

The Aurora Fire Department says the blaze started on the 3200 block of Imboden Road in Watkins at about noon.

Television helicopter images from the scene showed at least one completely destroyed home and another structure ablaze. A field of brush and hay barrels appeared to be on fire, as well.

Fire officials could not immediately be reached for further information. In a tweet, the Aurora Fire Department said the blaze was a brush/structure fire.

No injuries have been reported.

A helicopter makes a water drop near a home that burned down to the ground near Watkins November 16, 2016.
Andy Cross, The Denver Post
A helicopter makes a water drop near a home that burned down to the ground near Watkins November 16, 2016.

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