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2008 Civilian Fire
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The following
civilian fire fatalities have been reported
by fire departments or the news media
in Colorado during 2008.* |
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January 05, 2008 (Security) -
A 58-year-old woman was
killed in a fire in her home in Security.
The fire appeared to have started in the
kitchen, but the cause was not immediately
known.
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Woman Dies in House
Fire in Security |
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January 28, 2008 (Colorado
Springs) -
A 1-year-old
girl was killed and her four siblings
suffered serious burns in a fire that police
said might have been started by the
children’s mother.
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Mother Initial Suspect
in Monday Night House Fire |
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2 Children Taken to
Texas Burn Center after Fire That Killed
Girl |
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January 30, 2008 (Eckert) – A 3-year-old boy
died in a house fire Wednesday afternoon in
Eckert. Firefighters got to the house at
20475 North Road shortly after being called
at 12:27 p.m. They learned the boy was in
the house, but the intense heat of the fire
hindered their ability to get inside to
reach him. The fire and its cause are under
investigation. |
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3-Year-Old Boy Dies in
Delta Fire |
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February 9,
2008 (Boulder) -
Boulder police are investigating the death
of a man whose body was found Saturday
morning in a burning vehicle in the 2700
block of Glenwood Drive. "No foul play is
suspected," said Deron Dempsey, of the
Boulder County Coroner's Office, which has
not confirmed the victim's identity. |
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Body Found In Burning
Vehicle |
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Police Seek Witness to
Van Fire |
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February 13, 2008 (Oak Creek) – At
3:10 this afternoon, rescue workers found
the body of a man believed to be the owner
of the Oak Creek house leveled by a propane
explosion earlier in the day. |
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Man Dies in West Slope
Propane Blast |
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March 5, 2008
(Arvada) -
A woman rescued by firefighters from the
second story of her burning home has since
died of injuries from the fire. The woman
was rescued by the Arvada Fire Protection
District during an early morning fire Feb.
27 at her home the district said. |
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Woman Dies After
Rescue From Arvada House Fire |
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March 10, 2008
(Kremmling) -
The investigation of a fatal Kremmling house
fire that took place last Thursday
afternoon, March 6, is ongoing.
One
person died in the fire that burned the
western half of a rental duplex at 109
Central Avenue. |
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Fatal Kremmling Fire
Under Investigation |
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March 21, 2008
(Aurora) - Firefighters battling a fire in
Aurora this morning found a 54-year-old
woman dead in her bed. The fire broke out
just before 2 a.m. at Buckingham Gardens on
the 800 block of South Ironton St. |
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Woman Found Dead After
Apartment Fire in Aurora |
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March 25, 2008
(Arvada) -
The body of a man has been found inside an
Arvada home that was destroyed by fire.
Authorities have not released the name of
the man, whose body was found in a front
room of the home. |
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Body Found In Burned
Arvada Home |
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March 26, 2008
(Orchard) -
An eastern Colorado farmer using a tractor
to make a firebreak for an out-of-control
burn died when the tractor's wheels caught
the edge of an irrigation ditch, flipped
into the ditch and pinned the man. |
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Farmer Dies During
Controlled Burn |
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April 4, 2008
(Aurora) -
A fire claimed the life of a resident at an
apartment building in Aurora early this
morning, though the identity of the victim
and cause of the blaze were still unknown,
officials said. The fire occurred at a
four-story apartment building in the 12000
block of East 16th Avenue. |
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1 Person Killed in
Early Morning Apartment Fire |
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April 6, 2008
(Wheat Ridge) - An 85-year-old woman died
after her clothes caught fire during a blaze
Saturday in the 4300 block of Kendall
Street. The cause of the fire is under
investigation, but a preliminary
investigation indicated the fire was an
accident. |
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Woman Dies After Being
Burned In Fire; Cause Unknown
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April 11, 2008 (Clear Creek County) – The
man rescued by Good Samaritans after a fiery
crash over a week ago died at the University
of Colorado Health and Sciences Center on
Thursday. Timber Dick, 52, was traveling on
Interstate 70 near Floyd Hill March 29, when
his front right tire locked up, forcing him
off the highway. The vehicle erupted in flames, and he was burned on more
than 60 percent of his body. |
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Man Burned in Highway
Crash Dies |
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Family Prays to Pull a
Miracle from Tragedy
(04/04/08) |
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April 30, 2008 (Summit County) –
The remains of a deceased male were
uncovered by investigators in the debris of
a four-bedroom family home that burned
Tuesday night just east of Montezuma.
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Investigators Find
Body in Montezuma Fire Debris |
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* The
National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS)
defines a civilian fire death as any
non-fire service person that is injured or
killed as a result of a fire, including
injuries or deaths from natural or
accidental causes sustained while involved
in the activities of fire control,
attempting rescue, or escaping from the
dangers of the fire. People who die within
one year because of injuries sustained from
the incident are also considered a fire
death. |
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To report a
civilian fire fatality, please send the
details
here. |
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