Two deputies suffered minor injuries, and two pets were rescued on Sunday while evacuating a hotel in the Denver metro area.
The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office said an explosion took place around 2:30 p.m. at the Extended Stay America in the 9600 block of E. Easter Avenue in Centennial.
When the first two deputies arrived, they found a shattered window and smoke coming from a room on the second floor.
The deputies forced entry into the room, which was unoccupied, then began evacuating all the rooms on the second floor. When South Metro Fire Rescue crews arrived, more deputies rushed to help the firefighters clear the building.
The ACSO and firefighters evacuated 93 people from the building and rescued a dog and a cat…