DENVER – A firefighter was injured after a small natural gas explosion in Lower Downtown on Tuesday evening.
According to the Denver Fire Department, the call first came in as a gas leak around 6:45 p.m. at Wazee Wire Works Lofts near 14th and Wazee in LoDo.
Denver Fire says the explosion happened while firefighters were checking out the leak.
Denver Fire says the firefighter was not burned or badly injured by the hospital. He was taken to a local hospital to be checked out.
It is not clear what the extent of damage was from the explosion.
A woman who lives in the building told 9NEWS she felt the building shake, but firefighters say the building was not evacuated.
According to the Denver Fire Department, the call first came in as a gas leak around 6:45 p.m. at Wazee Wire Works Lofts near 14th and Wazee in LoDo.
Denver Fire says the explosion happened while firefighters were checking out the leak.
Denver Fire says the firefighter was not burned or badly injured by the hospital. He was taken to a local hospital to be checked out.
It is not clear what the extent of damage was from the explosion.
A woman who lives in the building told 9NEWS she felt the building shake, but firefighters say the building was not evacuated.
