Byers residents were allowed to go home after Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office deputies evacuated them on Friday afternoon following a structural fire caused by a building explosion.
As of 3:52 p.m. on Friday, the fire was out, according to an X post by the sheriff’s department. Investigators concluded that the fire was accidental. Although other buildings were not damaged, estimates put the total loss at over $1 million. Nobody was injured in the explosion and fire.
The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office initially shared the news on social media at 11:30 a.m. Friday. According to the X post, the large fire blazed on the 600 block of East Pleasant Avenue in Byers. With a code red emergency alert issued, sheriff’s deputies worked to evacuate between 25 to 30 houses in the affected area.
Deputies reported that flammables, such as fuel tanks and trucks, inside a building — assumed to be either a barn or a shop — exploded. The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, as well as several fire agencies, responded.
The fire was under control by about 11:54 a.m., according to a post on X.
Updated 12:32 p.m. Nov. 29, 2024: This article was updated to correct the timing of the sheriff’s departments announcements about the explosion and fire.
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