Why black smoke rose from downtown Denver Sheraton hotel on Thursday morning
Black smoke was seen rising from the Sheraton hotel in downtown Denver several different times on Thursday morning. The thick plumes of smoke were seen coming from the roof of the hotel located at 1550 Court Place just before 11 a.m. and then at least two times after that.
What caused the smoke was determined to be a roof boiler that was overfilled with diesel. Maintenance crews were burning the fuel off.
There were no reports of any injuries.
Lots of smoke in the area of 15th St. and Court Pl. downtown. Fire crews were on scene monitoring as a boiler on the roof was burning off excess fuel. Looks to have subsided at this time. pic.twitter.com/XH9zYYCxNv
— Denver Fire Department (@Denver_Fire) August 24, 2023
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