One person died Friday in a Jefferson County structure fire and three emergency responders were taken to a local hospital for smoke and fire-related injuries suffered during life-saving efforts.
The fire investigation on Mount Vernon Rd is now an active death investigation. Fire crews confirmed 1 fatality. Deputy and fire personnel were transported for possible injuries obtained during life saving efforts. is conducting the investigation into the cause of
— Jeffco Sheriff (@jeffcosheriffco)
At about 10:30 a.m., deputies and firefighters with Golden and Pleasant View fire departments, and Fairmount Fire Protection District, responded to a fire on the 17100 block of Mount Vernon Road, according to the sheriff’s office. One deputy and two firefighters were injured.
“They were trying to get to the person who died but there was too much fire and too much smoke,” said Mike Taplin, a sheriff’s spokesman.
The residence, in the West Pleasant View area, was gutted by the fire. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
