VIDEO: An apartment complex in Palisade on Colorado's Western Slope was destroyed when it exploded and burst into flames early Friday morning. Crews rushed to the apartment complex in the 900 block of Iowa Avenue after 911 calls began at 7:15 a.m.
When firefighters arrived, the 6-unit apartment complex was engulfed in flames. Firefighters from several crews assisted including the Palisade Fire Department, Clifton Fire Department, Grand Junction Police Department, Palisade Police Department, Mesa County Sheriff's Office, and the De Beque Marshal's Department arrived to assist with the fire.
There were initial reports of one person trapped inside, but that has not been confirmed. The fire was extinguished in about an hour and a half and fire crews remained on scene for mop-up operations.