Horrifying moment enormous $1 million mansion in Colorado beauty spot is destroyed by raging inferno
Shocking footage captured the moment a $1 million Colorado mansion was destroyed by a huge fire.
The home in Brighton, an affluent neighborhood a short drive north of Denver, was seen engulfed in flames on Thursday evening.
Situated on a hill visible to much of the surrounding area, where other homes cost upwards of $2.5 million, the entire home appeared to be torched in the house fire.
The Brighton Fire Department said it rescued two people from inside the home who were transported to a local hospital with unknown injuries.
In footage from KDVR that arrived as the home was still ablaze, the untamed fires were seen dangerously close to a neighbor's nearby property.
Officials said firefighters extinguished the flames before the other home was damaged, with several other fire departments joining to assist the situation.
According to public records, the home is owned by Andrew Marlar, the owner of a Colorado moving company. He could not be reached for a response.
The home (seen in an aerial view) was destroyed in the inferno, with one person to hospital and another rescued from the fire
The cause of the fire is not yet known, with Brighton Fire Rescue investigators reportedly on the scene on Thursday evening to look into the incident.
The department said while no people were killed in the blaze, several cats remain missing from the property.
The fire was so large that crews from Thornton Fire Department, South Adams Fire Department and Fort Lupton Fire Department joined efforts to put out the blaze.
Authorities said the location of the fire meant water had to be shuttled to the site, with high winds fueling the inferno for hours on Thursday night.
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