Body found in burned Arvada building confirmed to be worker

Officials have confirmed that a body found in the rubble of an Arvada building gutted by a fire is that of a man who worked there.

The body of 55-year-old John Rutter was found Monday after emergency workers used dogs and heavy equipment to search the three-story building.

Rutter was an addiction counselor for Creative Treatment Options, a nonprofit that was housed in the building.

Police said Tuesday that the coroner has confirmed the identity of the body. Building occupants said Rutter was last seen at the site of the fire.

The fire at the Scenic Heights Professional Building began Saturday morning and took firefighters five hours to extinguish. Two people, including a firefighter, were injured in the blaze.

The cause is under investigation.