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Construction Site Fire Victims Identified

DENVER (CBS4) - Officials have now identified both men who were killed in a massive fire at a construction site in Denver.

CBS4 shared the story of one of the victims, Roberto Flores-Prieto, in an interview with his widow last week.

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Evette and Roberto Flores-Prieto (credit: Evette Flores-Prieto)

The Denver Office of the Medical Examiner says the other man who died is Dustin Peterson, 38.

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Dustin Peterson (credit: CBS)

An autopsy has been completed, but his exact cause of death is still under investigation.

Some construction workers were seen jumping from the burning building.

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(credit: Denver Fire Department)

Investigators are still looking into the cause of the fire.

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