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No official cause has been given, but investigators told a pastor that surveillance footage shows the fire was caused by arson.
The flames are out on the apartment complex construction site, but Colfax and Peoria will remain closed at least into the new year as fire crews launch their investigation, Aurora fire officials said Thursday.
On Sunday evening, firefighters in Aurora continued to battle the blaze that shut down the intersection of Colfax Avenue and Peoria Street Saturday.
Fire crews in Aurora Monday morning continued to battle the five-alarm construction fire that shut down Colfax Avenue and Peoria Street for nearly two days.
Two children are dead and four other children remained hospitalized in critical condition Thursday morning after an overnight house fire in Aurora, authorities said.