DENVER (KDVR) — An SUV exploded near downtown Denver on Thursday night. The blast was heard in the area and people reported feeling it rattle buildings.
The Denver Police Department said the call came in around 10:10 p.m. and police responded to the area near 6th Avenue and Speer Boulevard.
Friday, the department said police are now searching for a person of interest.
Shortly after the blast, there were frantic moments in the parking lot behind a fast food restaurant and next to a high-rise apartment building at 6th Avenue and Sherman Street.
"It was like a boom — very deep, very deep," Persephone Buergin said.
Buergin was working in a building next to where the explosion took place. Workers in various buildings were not sure what to do.
"They were also freaking out. Did someone crash into the building what's going on? Are we okay?" Buergin said.
The blast was also felt on the 13th floor of an apartment building where Karla Jaramillo lives. The explosion happened near the base of the structure.
"We really didn't know what it was. We thought the building had been struck by lightning, windows were shaking," Jaramillo said.
Heavily damaged car spotted near the site of a reported explosion near 6th and Speer (KDVR)Heavily damaged car spotted near the site of a reported explosion near 6th and Speer (KDVR)The Denver Police Department told FOX31 that it is responding to a reported explosion at a fast food restaurant in Denver on Thursday night, as seen from the FOX31 weather deck.Police are now looking for a person seen in a photo provided by a viewer to FOX31.
An SUV exploded near downtown Denver on Thursday night. Police are now looking for a person seen in a photo provided by a viewer to FOX31.An SUV exploded near downtown Denver on Thursday night. Police are now looking for a person seen in a photo provided by a viewer to FOX31.The person was reportedly seen getting in and out of the car shortly after the explosion. The sight left witnesses stunned.
"You hear a big explosion like that. You think fire, smoke. There was nothing," Buergin said
Suspect pleads guilty in shooting after Denver Nuggets championship winOn Friday, there was very little evidence of the blast other than some shattered glass. Police believe a propane tank exploded in the vehicle, but investigators aren't sure what caused the explosion.
"Everything was shaking. We didn't know what had happened," Jaramillo said.
Police said no injuries were reported in the area which can become busy with vehicles and people.
DPD said investigators want to speak to the person of interest in the photo. Anyone who sees them is asked to call DPD or Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.
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