COLORADO SPRINGS — The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) is responding to a fire located near Academy Boulevard.
1:05 P.M. UPDATE:
12:28 P.M. UPDATE: According to CSFD PIO Michael Smaldino, the bulk of the fire has been knocked down.
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According to Desert Fire, a two-alarm fire “summons more trucks, with more firefighters, but more specifically, it calls for a hazardous materials vehicle and a support vehicle called a ‘supply shop.’ These units provide additional equipment such as oxygen tanks. After a 2 alarm fire call goes out, there can potentially be up to 13 emergency vehicles on the scene of the fire.”
ORIGINAL: COLORADO SPRINGS — The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) is responding to a fire located near Academy Boulevard.
A FOX21 staffer reported heavy smoke in the area.
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This is a developing story. We will update as more information is released.
