CSFD crews working to extinguish fire on the north side of the city

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) is responding to a fire near 3117 Century Street at Beacon Building Products, a storage space for building materials.

The fire began at 2:43 p.m., and CSFD crews were there in five minutes. They say a second alarm was ordered due to the fire's size.

"We wanted to make sure that we could get, you know, all hands on deck with this fire because it was pretty significant," said CSFD Public Information Officer Ashley Franco.

CSFD says that it isn't a building that caught fire, but rather the materials outside of the building. The ignited materials included styrofoam and other stacking materials.

"When we have these building materials burn is that they kind of all fall onto each other, and there is a possibility that there could be fire within, kind of at the bottom of that pile, and just to see if there's any fire under that, that could pose any risk," Franco said.

They say the burning materials are bad for air quality, so anyone in the area should try to refrain from getting too close.

Over 50 personnel responded and are investigating the cause of the fire.

CSFD says over 58 people called to inform them about the fire.

"We're kind of close to I-25. That's going to spark a lot of those calls. This is a very highly traveled area, so we ask the community all the time, if you see something, say something," said Franco.

This is an ongoing situation, and we will provide more information as it becomes available.

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