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Colorado Springs fire officials say 24 people were displaced early Thursday after a fire sparked by a careless smoker engulfed an apartment complex.
One dog died in the blaze, which destroyed about $500,000 in property.
The fire ignited about 1:30 a.m. at the Treehouse Apartments on the 1500 block of South Chelton Road.
showed heavy damage to the complex and firefighters working to knock down the fire.
The city’s fire department did not say what caused the two-alarm blaze. Officials say investigators will scour the scene throughout the day Thursday.
Jesse Paul: 303-954-1733, jpaul@denverpost.com or @JesseAPaul
