1 dead, 4 taken to hospital after unexplained odor in Denver home

One person died and four others were taken to a hospital after residents of a Denver home reported an unexplained odor and difficulty breathing early Tuesday morning, the Denver Fire Department said.

Firefighters responded to a single-family home near the intersection of East 41st Place and Esenada Street in Denver’s Green Valley Ranch neighborhood at 7:26 a.m. Tuesday after residents called 911 and had trouble breathing, Denver Fire spokesman J.D. Chism said.

One adult died. Two children and two other adults were taken to a hospital for treatment, he said. Another two people were evaluated at the scene, Chism said.

The deceased person has not been publicly identified.