LAKEWOOD, Colo. — One person was hospitalized and about a dozen people were rescued after an abandoned gas station in Lakewood caught fire overnight.
The blaze was reported to first responders at around 11:15 p.m. Monday. West Metro Fire Rescue officials said the fire was located at a former gas station on S. Harlan St. near the intersection with W. Alameda Ave.
Officials said the building was being used as shelter by about a dozen people who were trapped inside and had to be rescued.
Only one person was reported to have sustained injuries that required hospitalization, officials said on X, formerly Twitter.
Fire is out. Crews have completed overhaul. Cause of the fire is under investigation. There were possibly two dozen people living in the abandoned structure. Damage from the fire was extensive. https://t.co/xdr6ApCazI pic.twitter.com/GsZDelhuMd
— WestMetroFire (@WestMetroFire) February 4, 2025
Shortly before 1 a.m. Tuesday, West Metro Fire Rescue officials said the fire was out.
The cause of the fire – which left extensive damage to the abandoned building – is under investigation, officials said.
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