Firefighters from at least three departments battled and knocked down a massive blaze in a Firestone neighborhood after an explosion was reported Monday afternoon.
One person, who was in the home, was taken from the scene by an AirLife medical helicopter. The person’s name, age, gender and condition were not released.
Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District spokeswoman Summer Campos said a call about the fire came in at about 4:30 p.m. The fire was burning near the intersection of Colorado 119 and Weld County Road 13, northwest of the Firestone Regional Sports Complex.
Crews are providing aid to for a residential structure fire near Hwy 119 / WCR 13 in Firestone. Significant smoke visible in the area
— Mountain View Fire Rescue (@MVFireRescue)
“We did call in extra resources,” she said. “We’re just working on getting it under control. We’re just making sure that everything is officially out.”
Campo said authorities were called to the scene on reports of a house explosion.
“We don’t know if that’s actually what happened,” she said.
Officials didn’t immediately have any further information on injuries. No one was reported missing as of 6 p.m.
The fire briefly began to spread into an adjacent home but crews were able to knock it down.
Television news helicopter images from the scene showed firefighters spraying water into the smoking remnants of the house. It appeared as if neighboring homes were damaged as well.
By about 6 p.m., all that was left of the home was a smoldering crater surrounded by debris.
“It’s going to take some time to figure out what caused that explosion,” Campos said. “We don’t know that at this time.”
