BYERS, Colo. — Residents who evacuated from 25 to 30 homes during the response to a large structure fire were allowed to their property Friday.
The building along S County Road 181 and E Pleasant Ave. appeared to be a barn or shop, according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office.
Large trucks and fuel tanks exploded. There were no injuries reported, the sheriff's office said.
Multiple agencies along the Interstate 70 corridor, including the Byers Fire Department, responded to the scene to assist.
The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office said the firefighters were able to get the flames under control by 11:54 a.m., and the fire was later reported to be out late Friday afternoon. A Code Red Emergency Alert was activated and the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office said the cause of the fire appeared to be accidental and there was no damage to other structures.
#ALERT Sheriff deputies are on scene of a large structure fire in the 600 block of E. Pleasant Ave. in Byers. The building appears to be a barn or shop. There are flammables inside including large trucks and fuel tanks which have exploded. Deputies are in the process of… pic.twitter.com/92A4ZLKjvv
— Arapahoe Sheriff (@ArapahoeSO) November 29, 2024