DENVER (KDVR) — Two people died following an early morning residential fire in Denver’s Washington Virginia Vale neighborhood.
Just before 5 a.m. on Wednesday, the Denver Fire Department posted on X that crews were responding to a residential structure fire at Dakota Avenue and Niagara Street. The area is just east of Glendale.
When crews arrived, they said there was heavy smoke inside the building. Firefighters were able to put water on the fire and hit any hot spots.
Nearly 30 minutes later, Denver Fire provided an update and said two people had died and the fire had been knocked out.
The fire is under investigation, and the possible cause hasn’t been released.
This is a developing story. FOX31 has a crew on the way to learn more.
