{"id":19015,"date":"2025-02-26T12:54:30","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T12:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pro-truckdrivers.com\/blog\/colorado-warehouse-fire-sparked-by-semi-trailers-malfunctioning-refrigerator-unit\/"},"modified":"2025-02-26T12:54:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T12:54:30","slug":"colorado-warehouse-fire-sparked-by-semi-trailers-malfunctioning-refrigerator-unit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pro-truckdrivers.com\/blog\/colorado-warehouse-fire-sparked-by-semi-trailers-malfunctioning-refrigerator-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado warehouse fire sparked by semi trailer’s ‘malfunctioning refrigerator unit’"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Multiple firefighting units responded to a major commercial building and vehicle fire in Aurora, Colorado, on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Shortly before 4 p.m. on Sunday, February 23, Aurora Fire Rescue<\/strong><\/a> (AFR) was dispatched to a fire reported at a business located at 19754 E. 35th Drive in Aurora, Colorado.<\/p>\n

\u201cA plume of black smoke was visible from over 20 miles away Sunday afternoon,\u201d AFR said.<\/p>\n

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When firefighters arrived at the scene, they found \u201ctwo semi-trucks fully engulfed with flames lapping up the side of a large warehouse.\u201d<\/p>\n

All people in the warehouse and in the trucks were successfully evacuated, and no injuries were reported.<\/p>\n

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Firefighters knocked down the blaze in about 20 minutes. A Hazmat team responded to the scene for a diesel fuel spill.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe initial fire investigation determined the fire was accidental, caused by a malfunctioning refrigerator unit on one of the semi-trailers,\u201d AFD said.<\/p>\n

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Other responding agencies include Aurora Police Department, Denver Fire Department, South Adams County Fire Department, and South Metro Fire Rescue.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n


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