A late-night house fire near Federal Boulevard and Evans Avenue turned into a grueling, hours-long fight for Denver firefighters on Tuesday, after crews found extreme hoarder conditions inside that made knocking down the flames anything but straightforward. Teams cycled in and out through the night to contain the blaze, adjusting tactics around piles of combustible clutter. Officials said no injuries were reported, and fire investigators were called to the scene as extra trucks rolled in to support the operation.
According to the Denver Fire Department, crews were “aggressively working a stubborn house fire” in the Federal and Evans area when they requested two additional engines and one extra truck to help handle the incident. The department reported that hoarder…..