Aurora firefighters respond to four separate structure fires over July 4 weekend
Three of the four buildings were occupied at the time of the fires, but none of the incidents resulted in any fatalities, the department said.
The first fire occurred on July 4, with crews responding at around 4:39 p.m. to a trash fire that had spread to a wooden fence and brick exterior of an apartment building on the 1300 block of Monomoy Street on Aurora's West Side, per the release. A male resident sustained minor injuries during the fire and was treated on scene.
Later that day, Aurora firefighters responded at around 10:25 p.m. to calls that a residence on the 1100 block of Pearl Street on Aurora's East Side was fully engulfed in flames, with possible explosions and people trapped inside, according to the release.
Crews conducted an aggressive fire attack and search efforts, bringing the fire under control in about 30 minutes, the release said. The nine occupants of the residence escaped without injury, and a total of 10 residents were displaced. Victim Services and the Red Cross provided assistance.
The following day at around 1:33 p.m., Aurora firefighters responded to a report of heavy smoke and flames coming from the garage of a home on the 2400 block of Blue Spruce Lane, per the release. No one was inside during the fire, the release noted, and the home was deemed habitable.
That evening at around 9:48 p.m., crews responded to another fire in the garage of a home, in which firefighters rescued a woman, 35, from a second-floor bedroom of the home on the 900 block of Four Seasons Boulevard. She was taken to the hospital with smoke inhalation, and the home was deemed uninhabitable, with residents finding temporary housing on their own, officials said.
Aurora Fire Chief David McCabe said in the release that it was 'an extremely busy holiday weekend' for Aurora's firefighters, medics and dispatchers, and cautioned residents to exercise caution when using grills, open-flame equipment and other ignition sources, particularly in hot and dry weather.
The causes of all the fires remain under active investigation, officials said.
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