Five people, four dogs and a turtle were displaced Tuesday evening after flames engulfed their home in north Aurora, according to the fire department.
Aurora firefighters responded to the fire in the 700 block of North Norfolk Way, near where the street intersects with East Seventh Avenue, at 7:10 p.m. Tuesday, according to a news release from Aurora Fire Rescue.
The Aurora home is about 4 miles northwest of Buckley Space Force Base and 2 miles southeast of where Interstate 225 meets East Colfax Avenue.
Photos posted by the agency show a blackened roof with char spreading down the house’s exterior walls and ladders balanced on the home near dark windows looking into burned rooms.
The fire caused major damage inside and outside the home, as well as to a small detached structure in the backyard, fire officials said in the news release.
Witnesses who called 911 first spotted the fire on the home’s back patio. When firefighters arrived, they found the back of the home already engulfed in flames, with fire spreading on both floors of the home and to the attic, officials said.
It’s unclear what caused the fire, but the fire department said it was accidental.
None of the home’s residents or their pets were injured. The fire was under control by 7:30 p.m., agency officials said.
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