Fire Sparks Tons Of Smoke Near Metal Business

A business fire, that had firefighters guessing on where it was coming from, created tons of smoke along Garden of the Gods Road Sunday night.

It happened at Western Forge, a metal shop between Centennial Blvd. and Chestnut Rd.

The fire sparked in an oil-filled pit used to cool tools once they are manufactured according to firefighters. They initially were called because of heavy smoke and could not find flames in the building. About an hour later firefighters located the flames and extinguished the fire.

The building was evacuated because of the presence of hazardous materials and the potential for an explosion.

Around 10:30 pm, the fire was declared out but firefighters remained on the scene in case the fire sparked up again.