Colorado firefighters, sheriff's deputies respond to reported explosion in Douglas County

Lina Portman4 weeks ago

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Sheriff's deputies and firefighters from several Colorado agencies responded to a fire in Sedalia early Saturday morning.

The first calls were reporting an explosion on Platte Avenue and came in around 3:15 a.m. Douglas County Sheriff's deputies arrived to find a home and RV on fire.

They began evacuating homes when firefighters from several agencies, including South Metro Fire Rescue and West Douglas Fire, arrived and began working to put out the fire.

Photos from the scene show a large fire emanating from a house.

A home and RV were on fire when deputies arrived to reports of an explosion in Sedalia, Colorado around 3:15 a.m. Saturday, June 8, 2024.

Douglas County Sheriff's Office

Authorities did not immediately provide the address or exact location.

No injuries were reported and the cause of this fire is currently under investigation.

Austen Erblat

Austen Erblat is a digital producer and managing editor at CBS News Colorado covering Colorado First. Originally from South Florida, he has worked as a journalist in Denver since 2022.