Crime & Safety
Lakewood House Fire Sends 2 To Hospital
West Metro Fire and Rescue responded to a burning building near 17th Avenue and Harlan Street Tuesday Morning.
LAKEWOOD, CO -- West Metro Fire and Rescue crews responded to a burning building near 17th Avenue and Harlan Street Tuesday morning. Two men were inside the home at the time of the fire, firefighters said. One escaped from the house and called 911. The other man was unable to escape, and "our crews pulled him out," according to the fire department's Twitter feed. Both men were taken to the hospital.
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UPDATE Harlan fire- There were 2 men inside at the time of the fire, one got out, called 911. The other was trapped, our crews pulled him out. Both were taken to the hospital, one with critical injuries, the other with minor injuries. pic.twitter.com/CM2gDN2pBf
— WestMetroFire (@WestMetroFire) March 6, 2018
Our crews on scene at a structure fire near 17th and Harlan. Two people transported to the hospital. Both adult males. pic.twitter.com/x33srbzb1I
— WestMetroFire (@WestMetroFire) March" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/WestMetroF... 6, 2018
Image via West Metro Fire & Rescue
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