Apartment fire displaces 50, injures 7 in Colorado Springs

An early morning apartment fire in Colorado Springs sent two people to the hospital and displaced dozens from their homes according to fire authorities Colorado Springs firefighters responded to the blaze at Pikes Peak Avenue shortly after a m Sunday according to the fire department A video posted by the Colorado Springs Fire Department shows smoke wafting from the building with burnt and peeling siding visible toward the upper floors The bulk of the fire has been knocked down All of Pikes Peak between Byron and Murray will remained closed PIO is on scene pic twitter com UYcPHE Fi Colorado Springs Fire Department CSFDPIO November Firefighters rescued four people from the burning building with ladders and seven people were injured fire authorities reported Five of those injured were treated and published at the scene but paramedics took two to the hospital with unknown injuries Related Articles killed in northeast Denver crash police say killed in metro Denver crashes on I- East Jewell Avenue people displaced in Lakewood apartment fire Young people held at Pueblo detention facility aren t getting enough food parents allege Woman seen in video of achievable Aurora kidnapping exposed safe Roughly people were displaced by the fire according to Colorado Springs executives The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage remained under inquiry Sunday This is a advancing story and may be updated Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day