Tag: fire
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Homeless camp fire in east Colorado Springs sends one to the hospital
Colorado Springs firefighters extinguished a homeless camp fire Saturday morning that sent one person to the hospital. The fire started in a homeless camp near Academy Boulevard and Pikes Peak Avenue. Winds blew smoke into traffic and towards nearby storage unit at CubeSmart Storage Facility the Colorado Springs Fire Department tweeted. No structures were impacted.…
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2nd body found in charred rubble of Denver building
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER — Searchers have found a second body in the charred rubble of a building that caught fire near downtown Denver. Fire department Capt. Greg Pixley says the body was found Thursday afternoon, a day…
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2nd body found in charred rubble of Denver building
DENVER — Searchers have found a second body in the charred rubble of a building that caught fire near downtown Denver. Fire department Capt. Greg Pixley says the body was found Thursday afternoon, a day after the blaze sent a plume of black smoke about 200 feet (61 meters) over the city. The building was…
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At least 1 person killed, several injured in Denver fire
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER — At least one person was killed and six others were injured in a fire that destroyed a building under construction near downtown Denver. Fire department Capt. Greg Pixley says investigators found the body…
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At least 1 person killed, several injured in Denver fire
DENVER — At least one person was killed and six others were injured in a fire that destroyed a building under construction near downtown Denver. Fire department Capt. Greg Pixley says investigators found the body late Wednesday afternoon. The name of the victim has not been released. Pixley said earlier that two construction workers didn’t…
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Southeast Colorado Springs house fire displaces family of 6
A family of six was displaced Tuesday when a southeast Colorado Springs basement caught fire, said Fire Capt. Brian Vaughan. The family’s wife and mother returned home to 2914 Cabrillo Circle and discovered the smoke about 2:15 p.m., Vaughan said. Her husband was at work and four children were at school, he said. No one…
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Southeast Colorado Springs house fire displaces family of 6
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A family of six was displaced Tuesday when a southeast Colorado Springs basement caught fire, said Fire Capt. Brian Vaughan. The family’s wife and mother returned home to 2914 Cabrillo Circle and discovered the smoke…
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Deadliest fire in El Paso County history started at Fort Carson
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save While small grass fires from live-fire exercises down range are common at Fort Carson, on Jan. 17, 1950, the deadliest wildfire in El Paso County history broke out at noon on what was then known as Camp…
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Detours in place while Fort Carson recovers from wildfire
Fort Carson has started its recovery process after a Sunday grass fire consumed about 270 acres, says a Monday news release. The fire was still smoldering Monday near Gate 5, east of Colorado 115. No injuries were reported and no structures affected, said Fort Carson spokeswoman Brandy Gill. Ongoing air and ground efforts were to…
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Deadliest fire in El Paso County history started at Fort Carson
While small grass fires from live-fire exercises down range are common at Fort Carson, on Jan. 17, 1950, the deadliest wildfire in El Paso County history broke out at noon on what was then known as Camp Carson. Within 90 minutes, 20 buildings at the north end of the post were ablaze. The wildfire claimed nine lives, injured…