COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The cause of the fire at the duplex has been discovered to be an accidental ignition due to a chicken coop lamp that had ignited combustibles and started the residence on fire.
CSFD says to those who possess a chicken coop lamp, that is important to keep it out of the path of any animals so they do not bump into it and cause a similar situation.
At least six people lost their homes today after two duplexes caught on fire in Northeast Colorado Springs.
CSFD tells us they received the call at 12:30 in the afternoon and arrived to find smoke and heavy fire coming from the homes in the intersection of Dublin and Vista Del Tierra.
They also say a compromised gas line created a dangerous situation for firefighters. Nearby homes were evacuated as a precaution.
The fire was brought under control in about an hour, but at least four duplexes are now uninhabitable.
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