LAKEWOOD, Colo. — One person is dead and three others are injured after a fire early Friday morning at an apartment building in Lakewood.
At about 3:49 a.m., crews with West Metro Fire Rescue (WMFR) responded to a fire at a single story apartment building near 12th Avenue and Allison Road.
When crews arrived to the scene, they found a single story building with smoke and flames coming from one apartment, WMFR said. The fire did extend to a second unit.
Crews rescued one person from the building, according to WMFR.
Four people were injured in the fire and three were transported to the hospital, WMFR said in a tweet. One of the victims who was transported died, WMFR said. One person was treated at the scene, according to WMFR.
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