Four adults, four children displaced by Aurora fire

A fire has displaced four adults and four children from their homes, authorities said Monday.

Investigators are still trying to determine the exact cause of the fire, though it appeared to start on the second floor, Aurora Fire Department Division Chief Jim Rhodes said.

Multiple callers told city dispatchers just before 7:30 Sunday night that their neighbor's house on the 100 block of South Fourth Street was on fire and that the blaze was rapidly spreading.

Arriving fire crews found a two-story house divided into two apartments with heavy smoke and fire pouring from a second-floor window. Neighbors stated they were unsure if anyone was inside the home. Firefighters used multiple hose lines to extinguish the blaze while crews forced the door open and began a systematic search for residents.

The fire was under control within a few minutes of their arrival. No victims were found, and firefighters determined all occupants of both apartments were not at home at the time of the fire.

But the structure was deemed uninhabitable, displacing four adults and four children. Two adults and two children from the lower unit are staying with family, while two adults and two children from the upper unit received assistance from the city's victims services office and the American Red Cross. There were no reports of injuries to firefighters or residents. Damage estimates were not immediately available.