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Boulder County, Colo. - On Thursday, November 4, 2021 at approximately 4:53 a.m., the Boulder County Communications Center received a 911 call of a structure fire in the area of Benchmark Drive in unincorporated Boulder County. Upon arrival, fire personnel could see smoke in the residence of a small, single-story, single-family residence. The resident told first responders that she had turned up the floor heater and woke to the sound of smoke alarms going off and smoke filling the residence. The resident was able to safely evacuate with her dogs prior to fire fighters arriving at the scene. No injuries were reported. The fire was extinguished by approximately 6:10 a.m.

Personnel from Mountain View Fire, Louisville Fire, Lafayette Fire, and the Boulder County Sheriff's Office responded to the incident. The cause of the fire is being investigated by Mountain View Fire Department Investigators.

The associated case for this incident is 21-5327.

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/s/ Sergeant Andy Smith