Explosion at assisted-living facility sends eight to the hospital and leaves almost 90 residents homeless

An explosion at an assisted-living facility in Colorado sent eight residents to the hospital and left almost 90 homeless on Wednesday - (Denver Fire Department)

Almost 90 residents living at an assisted-living facility in Colorado have been left homeless after an explosion inside the building.

On Wednesday, crews from the Denver Fire Department responded to reports of a structure fire at the Eastern Star Masonic Retirement Campus. However, the department later revealed that the incident had been a “transformer fire” caused by construction work and that an explosion had taken place inside the care home.