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PHOTOS: A massive fire that tore through a three-story apartment complex under construction in Denver on Friday evening was still smoldering over the weekend as crews battled hotspots.

The blaze erupted at the Harker Heights building site at around 6:45 p.m. Friday near S. Leetsdale Drive and S. Forest Street, forcing street closures, evacuations and injuring one firefighter. No other injuries were reported. S. Leetsdale Drive remains closed between S. Forest and S. Holly streets.

Evacuations were issued for residents behind the construction site on Friday evening due to heat from the fire. Officials said 12 families stayed at an emergency shelter overnight from Friday into Saturday, but the shelter closed around noon on Saturday.

“We just all were rushing into the car, and my dad was grabbing drinks because we didn’t know if we were going to have to stay out of our house all day,” said an evacuee.

KMGH-TV ABC 7 Denver

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PHOTOS: A trailer was evacuated after a fire fully engulfed the structure Friday near West White Road in Medical Lake. Spokane County Fire Districts 3 and 10 responded to the blaze. The trailer, which is only occupied part-time, was uninhabited at the time of the fire.

Firefighters said that their biggest concern was the proximity of multiple propane tanks and a nearby moving truck. The flames were knocked down and the cause of the fire remains under investigation. Several space heaters were reportedly inside the trailer. The fire broke out around 12:30 p.m. No injuries were reported.

KHQ-TV NBC 6 Spokane

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A home was rendered a “complete loss” after catching on fire, according to the Benton County Sheriff’s Office in a social media post. No one was injured in the fire, and the sole resident of the single-wide trailer safely evacuated with one dog. Another dog is still unaccounted for. According to Benton County Fire District #1, the fire was reported on Bernath Road at around 3:27 a.m.

“Firefighters were challenged by fences that were built within a few feet of the structure, making it difficult to access the fire,” the fire district said. “Several water tender trucks responded, providing water for the firefighting efforts as this was in a rural area with no fire hydrants.” BCSO said the cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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