SILVER PLUME, Colo. — Firefighters battled a house engulfed in flames in the small Clear Creek County community of Silver Plume that also sparked a small brush fire Sunday afternoon.
No injuries were reported.
Firefighters were called to the home around 2:50 p.m. to find the structure fully engulfed, with smoke and flames visible from Interstate 70, impacting traffic on a busy ski weekend.
Several agencies, including Clear Creek Fire Authority, Evergreen Fire/Rescue, and Gilpin Fire, responded to the large blaze on the north side of the interstate.
Hours later, the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office reported that the blaze spread to nearby brush, causing a small brush fire.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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