AURORA, Colo. — Two people were burned in a propane explosion in Aurora on Thursday morning.
Aurora Fire Rescue said it responded around 10:13 a.m. to the area of Dearborn Way and E. 2nd Avenue, close to E. 6th Avenue and I-225. At the scene, they found two people with burn injuries, including a male with life-threatening burns. A female patient did not have injuries that were life-threatening.
Both were transported to a hospital.
Fire investigators determined that the fire was accidental. A portable propane tank caught fire and injured the two people, Aurora Fire Rescue said.
No other details were immediately available.
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