COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado — The Colorado Springs Fire Department is responding to a structure fire at 2540 S. Academy Blvd. The structure is located near Giberson Park in southeast Colorado Springs.
#ColoradoSpringsFire is on scene of a #workingfire at 2540 S. Academy Blvd. Engine 11 on scene reporting fire showing through the roof of a single story commercial building
— CSFD PIO (@CSFDPIO) March 4, 2023
According to CSFD engine 11 was the first to respond to the scene. When they arrived, the fire was coming out of the roof on the south end of the commercial structure.
Firefighters on the scene immediately called for a second alarm due to the size of the fire. The building consists of 12-15 units, but crews were able to contain the fire to a single unit; smoke did manage to get into some of the units, however.
A total of 55 firefighters were on the scene to fight the fire. Crews are currently working on clean-up.
The unit that caught on fire was a construction business containing equipment and vehicles. No injuries to report and no one was inside the unit at the time of the fire.
News5 has a crew at the scene and will continue to update this article as more information becomes available.
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