A construction crew working near the main building hit a power line, causing an explosion that set a transformer on fire, fire officials said.

The Denver Fire Department is investigating an explosion at a senior living center that caused a fire Wednesday morning.

A southeast Denver assisted living facility that was rocked by an explosion Wednesday will remain closed for the foreseeable future, according to the Denver Fire Department.

A fire and explosion were reported at a Denver-area assisted home facility on Wednesday morning. According to a social media post from the Denver Fire Department, crews responded to the fire around 11:30 a.

The explosion and fire sent 10 people to the hospital and displaced 87 residents from the community’s assisted living and memory care units after construction workers hit a power line.

Officials in Denver say 10 people were taken to hospitals and dozens were displaced after an explosion and transformer fire at an assisted living facility.

Firefighters found that a transformer had caught fire near the Eastern Star Masonic Retirement Campus. An explosion was also reported inside the building.