West Metro Fire Rescue
Residents were displaced from three units after a fire at the Applewood Retirement Community heavily damaged two apartments. 
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A fire broke out at a retirement community in Golden Thursday, and one person was taken to a hospital.
The fire at the Applewood Retirement Community, 2445 Youngfield St., broke out at about 5 p.m. in a unit of a three-story building. Firefighters used ladders to access balconies on the building.
The fire was under control by about 5:40, according to West Metro Fire Rescue.
It started in a second-floor unit’s kitchen, West Metro said. Two units were damaged heavily, and the fire displaced residents from three units.
The American Red Cross assisted two adults misplaced by the fire.
