An Arvada firefighter was taken to a hospital with minor injuries Monday morning after being hurt battling a blaze that consumed several homes.
The fire happened about 5 a.m. near the intersection of West 85th Drive and Quaker Court, according to the Arvada Fire Protection District. No other injuries were reported and officials said the firefighter would be released from medical care later Monday.
Fire crews used a defensive strategy to extinguish the blaze, which was fueled by strong winds.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post
Berenice Nuss, who lives next to two homes that burned in Leyden Rock in Arvada, holds her hand to her chest after looking at the damage of her neighbors homes, January 09, 2017. Fire crews used a defensive strategy to extinguish the blaze, which was fueled by strong winds. An Arvada firefighter was taken to a hospital with minor injuries Monday morning after being hurt battling a blaze that consumed several homes.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post
January 09, 2017. An Arvada firefighter was taken to a hospital with minor injuries Monday morning after being hurt battling a blaze that consumed several homes.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post
Arvada Fire crews work a fire where two homes in Leyden Rock subdivision where destroyed, January 09, 2017. Fire crews used a defensive strategy to extinguish the blaze, which was fueled by strong winds. An Arvada firefighter was taken to a hospital with minor injuries Monday morning after being hurt battling a blaze that consumed several homes.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post
Arvada Fire crews work a fire where two homes in Leyden Rock subdivision where destroyed, January 09, 2017. Fire crews used a defensive strategy to extinguish the blaze, which was fueled by strong winds. An Arvada firefighter was taken to a hospital with minor injuries Monday morning after being hurt battling a blaze that consumed several homes.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post
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Berenice Nuss, who lives next to two homes that burned in Leyden Rock in Arvada, holds her hand to her chest after looking at the damage of her neighbors homes, January 09, 2017. Fire crews used a defensive strategy to extinguish the blaze, which was fueled by strong winds. An Arvada firefighter was taken to a hospital with minor injuries Monday morning after being hurt battling a blaze that consumed several homes.
