Shed fire under investigation in neighborhood near Broadmoor – KKTV 11 News

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Firefighters in Colorado Springs said no one was hurt while they battled a large shed fire early Friday morning.

According to firefighters, they were called out to a shed on fire behind a home on Alsace Way a little after 1:30 a.m.

"When we arrived, we saw a large body of fire in the rear of the house," said CSFD Lt. David Watts. "Our main concern was exposure to other structures, but we were able to quickly contain the fire once we got water on it."

Watts said the fire was so large, they thought the back of the house was on fire at first. Thankfully, the flames did not spread from the shed to any other buildings.

Inside the shed, firefighters said there were tools, equipment and building materials that caught fire, including a pile of firewood.

"We always encourage people to keep their firewood away from the houses because of an instance like this," Watts said. "A fire can easily spread from the outside to the inside if you have that firewood up against your house."

West Cheyenne Road was blocked off in both directions while crews battled the fire because they had to hook up a hydrant across the street.

During the fire, Watts said they were concerned about overhead power lines.

"The fire was actually exposing those lines, but the utilities were able to come and disconnect those," he said.

According to Watts, no firefighters and no one else was hurt during the fire. The cause is still under investigation.

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