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Firefighters Escape Burning Home After Floor Collapses

DENVER (CBS4)- What caused fire to rip through a Denver home early Tuesday morning is being investigated.

The fire broke out at the home on South Cherokee and Vassar Avenue about 2 a.m.

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Firefighters say the flames began in the basement and quickly spread to the first floor. Fire crews had to escape the burning home because the floor was caving in.

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No firefighters were injured. No one was home at the time of the fire.

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