Firefighters extinguish commercial building fire in Jefferson County
West Metro Fire Rescue firefighters battle an Xcel Energy gas fire at an vacant commercial building Friday morning.
Courtesy: West Metro Fire Rescue
Firefighters responded to an abandoned commercial building fire in Lakewood early Friday morning.
West Metro Fire Rescue first sent a social media post on X about the fire near West 13th Avenue and Chase Street at 2:50 a.m. Friday.
Crews took a defensive position to protect nearby structures when they arrived on scene. Fire department officials said there was a concern the fire could impact nearby townhomes, but they were not affected.
Officials said the fire was fed by a live gas line for hours while they fought the flames. Xcel Energy was able to dig through the road near the building and cap the gas line around 6 a.m. Friday.
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