One person is dead after a late-night fire sparked at a home in southwest Aurora on Sunday, according to the fire department.
Aurora Fire Rescue crews responded to a fire in the 18600 block of East Bates Circle shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday, after a resident called 911 to report someone was trapped inside, according to a news release from the agency.
Firefighters “encountered flames, high heat and heavy smoke inside” the home, and got the fire under control at about 10:21 p.m., according to the release.
One person was found dead inside the home, and a dog was rescued and taken to an animal hospital, Aurora Fire Rescue officials said. The victim will be identified by the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office.
No other injuries were reported, but another resident of the home was displaced by the fire, according to the fire department. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
