Updated, 4:20 p.m.
About 30 homes were evacuated Friday morning after a large structure fire in Byers.
The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office said the evacuations followed a fire that started in a barn or a shop that had flammables inside that exploded. They also said they issued a code red emergency for the surrounding area. Multiple fire agencies were fighting the fire around 11:30 a.m.
Before 4 p.m., the Sheriff's Office said fire crews had extinguished the blaze and residents were allowed to return home. Investigators said there was no damage to other buildings and that the fire was accidental.
