Denver 2nd Alarm Apartment Fire

On April 23rd, 2026 around 11:00 Denver 911 Communications Center dispatched Denver Fire Department to a multi-family structure fire in the 1100 block of S. Birch St. in Glendale. Crews arrived to a 3-story apartment building with heavy fire conditions with fire in the basement auto exposing up to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors and the roof and a 2nd alarm for additional resources was requested. Crews began an aggressive fire attack and conducted building searches. Multiple victims were trapped on the roof and were rescued. All victims that were evaluated at the scene were released. The fire is under investigation. Information provided Denver Fire Department

Units on Scene:

Denver: District 3, District 5, District 4, Ops 2, Engine 5, Rescue 2, Engine 3, Engine 1, Engine 11, Truck 4, Engine 18, Engine 19, Engine 22, Truck 19, Tower 22, Truck 38, Engine 13, Truck 8, Engine 14, Truck 16, Engine 21, Engine 24, Air/Light (Reserve), AST 01 & AST 03

Denver Health Paramedics: EMS 37, EMS 23, Ambulance 21 & Ambulance 5 

 Glendale Police Department