COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Meals left in an oven is blamed for inflicting a fireplace that killed an 82-year-old man at a Colorado Springs condo advanced early Sunday morning.
The Colorado Springs Fireplace Division first reported the fireplace at 2:15 a.m. Sunday on the Antero Flats, positioned at 1462 Sandalwood Drive.
Firefighters who arrived on scene have been met with seen smoke coming from one of many items within the condo advanced.
Moments later, firefighters reported the fireplace was underneath management and a sufferer was positioned.
The identification of the sufferer and the trigger and method of loss of life haven’t been launched.
The division urged folks to examine their smoke detectors after two lethal fires in three days within the metropolis.