7 displaced after fire damages 2 homes in Aurora

A total of seven people were displaced when a fire damaged two homes in Aurora on Monday night. According to Aurora Fire Rescue, there was significant damage to one home and major damage to a second home in the 11500 block of East Alaska Avenue. 

Fire investigators said that crews responded to the fire around 7:15 p.m. Monday when they noticed a column of smoke in the air while driving westbound on Alameda Avenue near I-225 and drove toward the smoke to investigate. 

When they arrived, they found two homes on fire. Crews said no one was inside either home at the time and there were no injuries reported.  

Crews were able to get control of the fire within 20 minutes. 

What caused the fire is being investigated.