A stunning $1.5 million mansion in Colorado is destroyed by an inferno

Written by Noa Halff for Dailymail.Com

21:38 June 10, 2024, update 21:44 June 10, 2024

A stunning $1.5 million Colorado mansion has been destroyed in a raging fire believed to have been caused by a lightning strike.

On Sunday evening, South Metro Fire Rescue (SMFR) firefighters responded to reports of lightning and smoke coming from the attic of a residence in The Pinery, Colorado. It took almost an hour to extinguish the flames.

The camera captured the dramatic moment of the fire outbreak.

Neighbor Grace Carroll recorded footage of the lightning strike that she and others believe started the fire.

“I stood there and recorded. The screen went purple and it was a hard hit,” Carroll told FOX31. “I saw a huge cloud of smoke and then black smoke. It was really terrifying.

The Carroll family called 911, but SMFR was already on its way after receiving calls from two people inside the home.

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When crews arrived at the scene, they found a violent fire consuming the attic. The intensity of the fire caused a partial roof collapse.

However, by the time firefighters arrived on site, the inferno had already consumed the attic and caused a partial collapse of the roof.

Due to the intensity of the fire, firefighters were ordered to withdraw and adopt a defensive strategy, battling the blaze from outside the home

“Due to the large amount of fire burning in the attic, the command ordered the withdrawal of all firefighters. Starting a defensive attack from the outside. “Smoke will be visible from Parker Road,” SMFR announced in October.

Fortunately, the occupants of the house escaped uninjured.

Despite the risk of further roof collapse, the firefighters were also unharmed.

In the evening, SMFR said crews were still battling the fire outside and part of the roof had collapsed.

Firefighters from multiple agencies worked for about an hour to bring the fire under control.

Eric Hurst, public information officer for SMFR, said lightning in the area has increased the danger crews face.

“Obviously there was still lightning in the area, which was just dangerous throughout the area,” he said.

Although the house was probably completely destroyed, no one was injured and two residents managed to escape safely.

At 9:16 p.m., SMFR shared a final update on the X social media platform, confirming that firefighters had extinguished all visible hot spots.

They said the crew would remain on site overnight to monitor for any flare-ups.

“Firefighters are cleaning up the scene after extinguishing all visible hot spots. The crew will remain on site overnight monitoring for any flare-ups,” SMFR wrote in X.

Some neighbors say lightning strikes on homes are not uncommon in the area, but have never caused a fire before.