Firefighters have contained a fire in the Topaz Ranch Estates area of Douglas County that began as a structure fire and spread into nearby wildland.
According to an August 7 update from the East Fork Fire Protection District (EFFPD) on Facebook, crews responded just after 2 p.m. to a structure fire near Sunrise Court.
With support from local and federal mutual aid partners, firefighters contained the fire to a single residence. No other homes were affected.
The wildland portion of the fire was held to under one acre.
One person was transported to a local hospital for smoke inhalation. Earlier reports of two dogs inside the home were confirmed, both were found safe and uninjured.
This information was provided by the East Fork Fire Protection District via their official Facebook page.
