Resident jumps into officer’s arms during Aurora house fire rescue, officials say

The Brief

  • Multiple people were rescued from a fast-moving house fire in Aurora, including one resident who jumped from a second-floor window into a police officer’s arms.
  • Two residents and one police officer were taken to a hospital with minor injuries, and the home was declared uninhabitable.
  • The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Aurora Fire Department.

AURORA Multiple people were rescued from a house fire Saturday morning in Aurora, including one resident who jumped from a second-floor window into the arms of a police officer, officials said.

What we know:

The fire broke out just before 8:30 a.m. at a two-and-a-half-story home in the 200 block of Prairie Street, according to the Aurora Fire Department.

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