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.

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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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VIDEO: Construction is underway on Boone County’s first child care center built exclusively for first responders. The 10,000-square-foot facility will feature multiple classrooms, indoor and outdoor play areas, and room for future expansion.

“I love this job, but at the end of the day, family comes first,” said Matthew Goodspeed, a single father and emergency telecommunicator said. “I have to do what’s right for my family. Being able to be flexible with child care and being able to work odd or different hours at times will definitely open up some doors.”

The new child care center is being built with a $2.5 million funding agreement appropriated by the Missouri General Assembly and approved by the Boone County Commission. This money covers roughly half of the project’s cost.

“We see this as a way to show our first responders within Boone County government that we have their back, that they can continue to go out and do their critical work each and every day, knowing that their most important asset — their child — is safe at a facility right there on site with them receiving high-quality care,” Boone County Presiding Commissioner Kip Kendrick said.

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PHOTOS: Multiple buildings were destroyed in a massive fire in the heart of downtown Arcata on Friday afternoon. According to Arcata Fire officials, the fire began in a two-story commercial structure in the 800 block of 10th Street around 2:30 p.m., with apartments above and businesses below.

The fire, exacerbated by high winds and a ruptured gas main, caused devastating damage to businesses including Northtown Books, Dandar’s Games and portions of Hensel’s Ace Hardware, as well as the apartment dwellings, the Arcata Fire District and Ferndale Volunteer Fire Department said.

The Arcata Fire District quickly responded to the fire with assistance from agencies from Ferndale, Loleta, Samoa, Kneeland, Westhaven, Fieldbrook, Humboldt Bay, Fortuna, Rio Dell and Blue Lake, as well as support from Cal Fire Trinidad, Cal Fire Weott, Arcata Police, CHP and PG&E for the ruptured gas line.

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