Colorado Springs Police, Fire respond to multiple fires overnight
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - Overnight, local agencies responded to multiple fires across Colorado Springs.
According to the Colorado Springs Fire Department, crews responded to fires on Colorado Avenue, Platte Place, and Darby Street.
3400 block of West Colorado Avenue
The first fire erupted around 1 p.m. on New Year's Day at the Creekside Apartments, the Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) says. The fire started inside a unit, and residents were evacuated safely without any injuries reported.
#Update E5 conducted an interior fire attack on a single unit apt fire. Fire is now out and contained to the apt. No injuries reported and all residents of the building were evacuated safely. Unknown at this time if any residents will be displaced. Fire is under investigation. pic.twitter.com/c6IrpcGNZU
— Colorado Springs Fire Department (@CSFDPIO) January 1, 2026
2200 block of Platte Place
According to the fire department, another fire erupted later in the evening. It was located in the 2200 block of Platte Place, and started sometime around 10:49 p.m. on Jan. 1, 2026. Officers with the police department say they were flagged down by a citizen regarding a structure fire in the area. When they arrived, officers located the fire rapidly spreading across the bottom floor of "an abandoned building." No one was inside the building.
915 Darby Street
The next fire, at 915 Darby Street, started around 11:32 p.m., the fire department says. According to the Colorado Springs Fire Department's X page, crews were able to put the fire out around 1 a.m. on Jan. 2, 2026. One person is displaced, and no one was injured.
Darby St fire has just requested a 2nd alarm. pic.twitter.com/D1ZDkPYPQp
— Colorado Springs Fire Department (@CSFDPIO) January 2, 2026
The cause of all of these fires is under investigation. We will continue to update this article as more information becomes available.
