Smoke Was So Black Resident Finds ‘Nearest Railing’ To Escape

By Dillon Thomas
AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – Several families in Aurora have been forced out of their homes after a Saturday afternoon fire charred several floors of an apartment complex.
Aurora Fire Department spokesperson Lt. Tony Krenz told CBS4 the fire started just after 1 p.m., possibly originating on the first floor of the apartment near Chambers Road and Exposition Avenue.
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Forty firefighters responded to the blaze with the assistance of three ambulances.
Five people were t