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  • Neighbors watch as a house burns along East 47th Avenue...

    Neighbors watch as a house burns along East 47th Avenue between Vine and Race streets in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood in Denver on July 8, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

  • Denver Fire Department firefighters respond to a residential structure fire...

    Denver Fire Department firefighters respond to a residential structure fire along East 47th Avenue between Vine and Race streets in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood in Denver on July 8, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

  • Neighbors move out of the way of Denver Fire Department...

    Neighbors move out of the way of Denver Fire Department firefighters as they respond to a residential structure fire along East 47th Avenue between Vine and Race streets in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood in Denver on July 8, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

  • Neighbors cover their mouths from the smoke as they watch...

    Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post

    Neighbors cover their mouths from the smoke as they watch as a house burn along E.47th avenue between Vine and Race streets in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood in Denver, Colorado on July 8, 2024.

  • Josh Chavez Munoz, center, and his friend J'viontae Willis Moore,...

    Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post

    Josh Chavez Munoz, center, and his friend J'viontae Willis Moore, both 12, right, said they were one of the first ones to call 911 when the saw a residential structure fire along E.47th avenue between Vine and Race streets in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood in Denver, Colorado on July 8, 2024.

  • Denver Fire Department firefighters respond to a residential structure fire...

    Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post

    Denver Fire Department firefighters respond to a residential structure fire along East 47th Avenue between Vine and Race streets in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood in Denver on July 8, 2024.

  • Denver Fire Department firefighters respond to a residential structure fire...

    Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post

    Denver Fire Department firefighters respond to a residential structure fire along East 47th Avenue between Vine and Race streets in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood in Denver on July 8, 2024.

  • Grace Kirkland reacts as she watces a house burning along...

    Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post

    Grace Kirkland reacts as she watces a house burning along East 47th Avenue between Vine and Race streets in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood in Denver on July 8, 2024.

  • Hendricks Reyes puts water on his neighbor’s house to try...

    Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post

    Hendricks Reyes puts water on his neighbor’s house to try to protect it from a fire in the house next door along East 47th Avenue between Vine and Race streets in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood in Denver on July 8, 2024.

  • A electric employee puts water onto a burning electric pole...

    Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post

    A electric employee puts water onto a burning electric pole that started burning from a residential structure fire along East 47th Avenue between Vine and Race streets in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood in Denver on July 8, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

  • Denver Fire Department firefighters respond to a residential structure fire...

    Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post

    Denver Fire Department firefighters respond to a residential structure fire along East 47th Avenue between Vine and Race streets in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood in Denver on July 8, 2024.

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DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 10: Denver Post reporter Katie Langford. (Photo By Patrick Traylor/The Denver Post)
UPDATED:

A Denver family was displaced Monday afternoon after a garage fire sparked in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood, sending a plume of smoke that was visible across the area.

Fire crews first received a call about the fire near Vine Street and East 47th Avenue just before 3 p.m. Monday, Denver Fire Department spokesperson J.D. Chism said.

The fire started in a detached garage and impacted four structures total, according to fire officials. The family’s home has smoke damage and the utilities were turned off because of the fire, making it temporarily uninhabitable, Chism said.

No injuries were reported, and one firefighter was treated for heat-related symptoms, according to the department.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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