Multiple people rescued during weekend house fire in Aurora

Multiple people were rescued over the weekend during a house fire in Aurora, authorities announced Tuesday.

During the rescue on Saturday morning, one person jumped from a second-story window into the waiting arms of an Aurora police officer.

Aurora firefighters responded at about 8:30 a.m. Jan. 17 to the 200 block of Prairie Street to find fire and heavy smoke coming from a 2½-story single-family home with several people trapped at second-floor windows.

A resident jumped into the arms of a police officer before firefighters could place ladders and rescue another person.

All the remaining occupants were able to evacuate, authorities said.

Officials said two of the occupants and one police officer were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

The home sustained significant damage and was deemed uninhabitable, officials said. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.