FBI, CSFD investigating circumstances of house fire Wednesday in east Colorado Springs
Alexander Brunet
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Fire Department said that law enforcement reported a house fire at the corner of East Pikes Peak and Dudley avenues, just before 5 a.m. on Wednesday.
“There was a law enforcement presence before we got here,” said Ashley Franco, a CSFD spokesperson. “We’ll take the lead on the fire, and the FDBI will take the lead on the scene.”
The FBI later released a statement that its agents were executing a federal criminal search warrant, unrelated to immigration enforcement.
Franco said that fire was showing at the front and in the garage of the home, and that the flames were extinguished within two minutes.
The fire department confirmed to KRDO13 that one person suffered minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital; she added that one person was treated at a hospital for minor injuries.
“There were no injuries to law enforcement or firefighters,” Franco added.
Several neighbors said that they saw a woman handcuffed and led to a law enforcement car, and that a man was running from FBI agents.
They said that the man was eventually tackled in a front yard around the corner, on Garo Avenue.
Neighbors also said that before the pursuit, they heard the explosion of “flash-bang” devices and orders from a law enforcement bullhorn for the man to surrender.
Finally, neighbors said that they recently noticed suspicious activity at the house, with vehicles coming and going, and people constantly walking in and out.
KRDO 13 will provide updates as they become available.