AURORA | Aurora Fire and Rescue officials said a central Aurora home was so overwhelmed with “hoarder conditions” that firefighters were constrained Saturday in trying to fight a fire inside the house.

Rescuers were called to the 1000 block of Racine Street at about 2:30 p.m. after reports of a house on fire, according to Aurora fire officials.

When firefighters arrived, they could see smoke coming from the roof of the house.

Rescuers immediately went inside to search for anyone and said they couldn’t move because there was so much inside the house, according to Aurora Fire Rescue spokesperson Samantha Hickerson.

“Due to the extreme hoarder conditions and difficulty accessing all areas of the residence, crews cut additional (holes) in the roof,” Hickerson said in a statement.

It appears no one was inside the home at the time of the fire and no injuries were reported.

Despite the difficulty to get inside the home, firefighters said it took about 20 minutes to extinguish the fire, but not before “serious” damage was caused to the house.

Hickerson said that while the cause of the fire is under investigation, it appears no one was living at the house at the time of the fire. A preliminary investigation revealed it might have been occupied by homeless individuals, and that the blaze started in the kitchen and may have been caused by cooking or smoking.

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