Two people have been rushed to the hospital after an early-morning house fire in Broomfield. The house is on Lipan Street, near West 152nd Avenue.
Flames could be seen coming from the roof of the home at 5:50 a.m.
North Metro Fire crews initially said they were searching for a third person they believed might have been in the home but that person was later found at a different location.
— North Metro Fire (@NMFirePIO) February 17, 2016
"Conditions became really intense, we had to pull our crews out and take a defensive stance," Sarah Farris with North Metro Fire said at 5:30 a.m.
A neighbor called to report the fire just before 4:30 a.m.
PHOTOS: Broomfield house fire burns for hours
North Metro Fire is declaring the fire at 152nd and Lipan under control pic.twitter.com/qYwKF1X6UX
— Daryl Orr (@WxTrackerDaryl) February 17, 2016
Shortly after rescuing a person in the second floor, crews were forced to evacuate the home due to heavy smoke and fire conditions and high risk of the roof collapsing. Firefighters eventually went back inside to extinguish hot spots.
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