VIDEO/PHOTOS: A house fire on Vista Del Tierra Drive near Dublin Boulevard in Northeast Colorado Springs has displaced six people. The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) received the call at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, Mar. 24, and arrived on the scene at 12:35 p.m.
The fire broke out in a duplex and spread to the neighboring structure, said Ashley Franco, Colorado Springs Fire Department, Public Information Officer. Four units sustained heavy damage.
“It was a very, very heavy fire. My battalion chief here, who was in charge of the fire, has determined that there was a gas line that was compromised on one of the homes and that was feeding the fire.”
The houses sit very close together in this complex, so the fire was able to spread rapidly from one house to the next. CSFD had 14 units on the scene, including trucks, engines, and hazmat. Rescue crews were also present, but thankfully there were no injuries.