{"id":2358,"date":"2026-06-15T12:34:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T12:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=2358"},"modified":"2026-06-15T12:34:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T12:34:04","slug":"firefighters-say-discarded-cigarette-sparks-aurora-apartment-fire-early-monday-1-hospitalized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/denvermovingchronicle.com\/?p=2358","title":{"rendered":"Firefighters say discarded cigarette sparks Aurora apartment fire early Monday. 1 hospitalized"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>AURORA<\/strong> | Firefighters rescued an unconscious resident from a smoke-filled apartment early Monday after a fire, likely started by a discarded cigarette, broke out in a first-floor apartment unit in Aurora, Aurora Fire Rescue officials reported.<\/p>\n<p>It was the second home-fire in a week in Aurora blamed on cigarettes. On Friday, 10 people were forced from their Aurora home after a back porch caught fire, ignited by someone smoking, according to Aurora Fire Rescue officials.<\/p>\n<p>A neighbor in the 300 block of Potomac Circle called dispatchers at about 1 a.m. to report heavy smoke coming from the apartment unit, Aurora Fire Rescue spokesperson Eric Hurst said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Firefighters rushed into the apartment and found an unconscious adult on the floor near a television, Hurst said. The unidentified person was taken from the apartment and treated for smoke inhalation by paramedics.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Firefighters extinguished the fire inside the apartment, within about 10 minutes after the call came in, stopping the blaze before it spread to other units.<\/p>\n<p>One adult was transported to a hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation and is expected to recover, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators said the fire was accidental and was caused by \u201cimproperly discarded cigarettes,\u201d Hurst said.<\/p>\n<p>The fire caused minor fire, smoke and water damage inside the apartment unit. 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