South Metro Furnace Fire

On November 3rd, 2021 at approximately 09:05 South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported residential structure fire in a townhome at 7282 E. Appleton Circle in Centennial. While en route, dispatched advised responding units that heavy black smoke was coming through the vents and that a repairman was on scene checking out the furnace. Firefighters arrived on scene and found a working fire in the home’s furnace. Crews quickly extinguished the fire and spent about thirty more minutes on scene checking for extension and ventilating the building. A resident was examined at the scene for smoke inhalation but was not transported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Units on Scene: Battalion Chief 1, Battalion Chief 3, Special Ops 10, Safety 18, Safety 35, Med 1, Engine 14, Engine 15, Engine 31, Engine 33, Medic 15, Medic 31, Tower 32, Tower 35, PIO 10, Bureau 22 & Bureau 23

Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office