Fire crews initially responded to a commercial structure fire near 36th and Wazee streets in Denver.
DENVER — One person is dead after a fire was reported in Denver early Tuesday morning.
Crews with Denver Fire responded to a commercial structure fire at Wazee and 36th streets around 7 a.m. According to Denver Fire spokesman Luis Cedillo, the building was abandoned and the doors were welded shut.
He said when crews arrived they found smoke coming from the garden level. As they worked to put out the fire they discovered a body inside. Cedillo said they were working to determine how that person made their way inside.
The fire is now under control, but arson investigators are responding to the scene to assist with the investigation.
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