Multiple firefighting units responded to a major commercial building and vehicle fire in Aurora, Colorado, on Sunday.
Shortly before 4 p.m. on Sunday, February 23, Aurora Fire Rescue (AFR) was dispatched to a fire reported at a business located at 19754 E. 35th Drive in Aurora, Colorado.
“A plume of black smoke was visible from over 20 miles away Sunday afternoon,” AFR said.
When firefighters arrived at the scene, they found “two semi-trucks fully engulfed with flames lapping up the side of a large warehouse.”
All people in the warehouse and in the trucks were successfully evacuated, and no injuries were reported.
Firefighters knocked down the blaze in about 20 minutes. A Hazmat team responded to the scene for a diesel fuel spill.
“The initial fire investigation determined the fire was accidental, caused by a malfunctioning refrigerator unit on one of the semi-trailers,” AFD said.
Other responding agencies include Aurora Police Department, Denver Fire Department, South Adams County Fire Department, and South Metro Fire Rescue.