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Fire tears through Denver homeless camp

A fire tore through a Denver homeless encampment near 8th Avenue and Elati Street on Sept. 17, 2022. (Credit: Teresa Castaneda, Sinjin Carey, Stephanie Hall)

DENVER (KDVR) – Fire crews responded to reports of a fire breaking out at a homeless encampment late Saturday night.

According to the Denver Fire Department, crews were called to the regulated homeless Safe Outdoor Space located near 8th Avenue and Elati Street where a fire had sparked up, destroying several tents in the process.

The fire has since been extinguished and in a tweet sent out Sunday morning, DFD said that there were no injuries reported in connection with the fire.

Now, investigators are looking into what caused this blaze.