AURORA | One person died after being trapped in a house fire Sunday night in southeast Aurora, Aurora Fire Rescue officials said.
Firefighters were called to a fire at a house in the 12600 block of East Bates Circle just before 10 p.m. by a resident who said someone else inside was trapped.
“During the fire suppression operation one adult victim was located and determined to be deceased,” Aurora Fire Rescue spokesperson Eric Hurst said in a statement. “Firefighters also located and rescued a dog that was transported to an animal hospital.”
No one else was found inside the home and no firefighters were injured.
Officials said the surviving person from the home was displaced because of the blaze.
This story was edited to correct the address of the fire, which was on the 12600 block of East Bates Circle.
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