GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. — The South Metro Fire Department (SMFR) responded to a second-alarm fire at a commercial structure in Greenwood Village Saturday afternoon.
Fire crews were dispatched to the reported fire at 8081 E. Orchard Road just before 3 p.m. Saturday, according to SMFR.
Minutes later, the fire department posted an update that the fire had been upgraded to a second-alarm fire and had requested mutual aid from the Denver and Aurora fire departments. The Greenwood Village Police Department also responded to the fire.
Crews had the fire under control by 5:30 p.m. and ventilated the structure using SMFR’s large area ventilation fan.
SMFR says the fire's cause is currently under investigation by its Fire Marshal's Office.
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