West Metro Fire
The fire at 13th Avenue and Depew Street in Lakewood was human-caused, according to West Metro Fire on Aug. 23, 2023. 
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An abandoned storage facility in Lakewood that caught fire Tuesday morning was being used by homeless people as a shelter, West Metro Fire Rescue officials said.
WMFR on a structure fire on the southeast corner of 13th & Depew in Lakewood. Building is a storage facility, passerby noticed smoke and called 911. Fire is under control, cause under investigation.
— WestMetroFire (@WestMetroFire)
The fire was reported about 10 a.m. It was at the corner of 13th Avenue and Depew Street, according to the fire department.
Fire department officials later said the fire was human-caused, and old tires and lumber shelves were fuel for the fire.
No injuries were reported, and the fire was contained to the single property.
