A person was hospitalized with burns after a fire broke out Saturday morning in the homeowner's Aurora garage containing 2,000 rounds of ammunition, officials said.
At one point, firefighters backed out of the house when the homeowner said there was a large amount of ammunition stored in the basement as well, said Capt. Wendy Lippman of the Aurora Fire Department.
A fire department tweet reported that shell casings were found 200 feet from the house.
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When firefighters arrived they entered the home to begin extinguishing the blaze but were ordered to leave the house when the homeowner warned about the ammo, she said.
Firefighters then battled the fire with hoses outside the home and it took about an hour to extinguish it — longer than it would have otherwise, Lippman said.
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