Security Fire Department firefighters break into the siding of a house to put out hotspots on the 400 block of Harvard Street in the Widefield area on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. Reports of the early morning house fire came in around 3:30 a.m, the house was full involved and is a total loss. The residents evacuated the home with no injuries. Homes on each side of the house fire were impacted by the flames. Security Fire Department remained on scene to monitor hotspots through the morning. The cause of the fire is under investigation. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – Crews responded to a fire early Friday morning near Harvard Street in the Widefield area. The first reports came in around 3:30 Friday morning.
Fire crews say a house was fully engulfed in flames when they arrived and is considered a total loss. Right now crews are putting out hot spots.
Everyone inside of the the house at the time of the fire was able to get out.
The houses on each side were impacted by the flames, but residents are still able to be inside.
Security Fire Department firefighters break into the siding of a house to put out hotspots on the 400 block of Harvard Street in the Widefield area on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. Reports of the early morning house fire came in around 3:30 a.m, the house was full involved and is a total loss. The residents evacuated the home with no injuries. Homes on each side of the house fire were impacted by the flames. Security Fire Department remained on scene to monitor hotspots through the morning. The cause of the fire is under investigation. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)Yong Piatt points to where her wooden fence used to be on the 400 block of Harvard Street in the Widefield area after her neighbor’s house caught fire early Friday morning. The fire spread to Piatt’s home, burning the side of her house. Piatt said a neighbor knocked on her door and she evacuated her home after 3 a.m. Piatt has lived at her home since 1976. Security Fire Department remained on scene to monitor hotspots. The residents of the house fire were able to evacuate the home with no injuries. The cause of the fire is under investigation. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)Security Fire Department firefighters break into the siding of a house to put out hotspots on the 400 block of Harvard Street in the Widefield area on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. Reports of the early morning house fire came in around 3:30 a.m, the house was full involved and is a total loss. The residents were able to evacuate the home with no injuries. Homes on each side of the house fire were impacted by the flames. Security Fire Department remained on scene to monitor hotspots through the morning. The cause of the fire is under investigation. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)Photo courtesy of Gazette news partner KKTV.
