Colorado House Fire Leaves 2 Dead, 1 Hospitalized
I woke up scrolling through the early morning updates when the news hit me: a house fire in Westminster, Colorado, had claimed two lives and left another person injured. It happened just after midnight on January 13, 2026, in a quiet neighborhood off W. 72nd Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard.
When firefighters arrived at the home on Marshall Court, they were met with flames so intense that neighbors described them shooting over the roof, lighting up the entire cul-de-sac. I can’t help but imagine the panic and fear of anyone inside. Two people were found dead inside, and a third was rushed to a nearby hospital.
What struck me most were the eyewitness accounts. One neighbor, Janine Cavalier, said she had never seen that many fire trucks in one place and could see the flames from down the street. Another neighbor heard someone screaming for help, a sound no one forgets once they hear it. These real-life voices make you feel the weight of the tragedy, beyond just the numbers on a news report…