DENVER — Fire crews have extinguished the main body of the fire at an abandoned building in Denver's Ballpark neighborhood but said it was still too unsafe to enter it begin an investigation into its cause
At around 4 a.m. Friday, crews responded to the building near 22nd Street and Arapahoe Street, in Denver's Ballpark District, and found heavy smoke coming from a building next door to Great Divide Brewing, according to Denver Fire Department (DFD).
Crews saw the smoke coming from the second and third floors of the building, according to DFD Shift Commander Bob Kmak. Crews started to enter the building, but after a quick assessment, they backed crews away and into a defensive position, according to Kmak.
Crews had been inside the building recently and knew that there were holes in the floors and given the age of the building, it was not worth putting crews inside, Kmak said.
There were reports of partial collapses of the building's roof, which gave crews access to different areas of the building, according to Kmak. Due to that collapse, the building is still too unsafe investigators to enter.
There were no reports of any injuries and no reports of any extension to neighboring buildings, Kmak added.
Denver Police was assisting crews from the DFD with road closures. Because of the fire, Lawrence Street and Arapahoe Street were closed from 22nd Street to 23rd Street and Broadway was shut down at Arapahoe Street.
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