EL PASO COUNTY — Crews responded to a structure fire in El Paso County, on Thursday evening.
According to the Fountain Fire Department, they first responded to a report of a shed fire along Appletree Loop. As they arrived they found an RV fully on fire.
Crews say the fire spread through some grass to the nearby house causing exterior damages to the building.
The extent of the damage is unknown, it was unclear at the time if the residents would be displaced. The fire is out and under investigation.
The fire which put up a plume of smoke caught the eye of viewers who sent images to our newsroom. Have an image our newsroom should see? Send it in to news@koaa.com
Details on the fire are limited at this time according to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office to be located in a Lorson Ranch neighborhood along Appletree Loop.
News5 has a crew on the way to the scene and is working to learn more.
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