Douglas County Sheriff’s Office
Firefighters on Friday responded to a fatal plane crash near the Centennial Airport just outside of Denver, officials said.
South Metro Fire Rescue said crews responded shortly before 6:30 a.m. to a business park at 8636 S. Peoria Street, near the Centennial Airport in Englewood, for a report of an aircraft emergency. They arrived to find a single-engine Beech BE35 in flames, with fire “threatening a structure and a large generator.” The fire was extinguished before it could damage nearby facilities.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office also responded to the scene, and confirmed that two people died in the crash…