Animal Control Officer Perry safely brings Kiko from the apartment complex, which caught fire around 1a.m. the morning of Sept. 18. Photo by Philip B. Poston/Aurora Sentinel 
A massive fire broke out around 1 a.m. in the apartments at 1208 Dallas St. the morning of Sept. 18. Residents were forced to evacuate through their apartment windows and by ladder truck. Photo by Philip B. Poston/Aurora Sentinel 
Aurora Police Officer Steele stands outside of the charred apartment complex at 1208 Dallas St. The apartment building caught fire around 1 a.m. the morning of Sept. 18. Photo by Philip B. Poston/Aurora Sentinel 
Gear belonging to an Aurora fireman sits outside of the apartment complex at 1208 Dallas St., where a large fire broke out around 1a.m. the morning of Sept. 18. Photo by Philip B. Poston/Aurora Sentinel 
Damage from a large apartment fire at 1208 Dallas St. The fire began around 1 a.m. the morning of Sept. 18. Photo by Philip B. Poston/Aurora Sentinel
AURORA | Close to a dozen families remain out of their homes Tuesday after a Monday morning fire ripped through all three stories of a northwest Aurora apartment complex.
Five people were hospitalized after the fire, which tore through a complex at 1208 Dallas St.
Aurora fire spokeswoman Lt. Laure Bridges said at least one of the injured people was in critical condition Monday but no update on their condition was available.
The cause of the blaze remains under investigation and the extent of the damage is not yet known, Bridges said. But, she said the blaze damaged units on all three floors of the building.
Initial estimates said at least 11 units were damaged.
Fire crews and police used ladders to rescue several people, Bridges said.
Bystanders also grabbed ladders from a nearby painting truck to save people, she said.
“I think that was pretty excellent, they are good Samaritans for sure,” she said.