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Family displaced following fire at mobile home park in Colorado Springs

Highland Mobile Home Park Fire
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — A family is displaced following a fire at a mobile home park, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD).

It happened around 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Highland Mobile Home Park, which is located near the intersection of North Union Boulevard and North Circle Drive.

According to CSFD, the fire was extinguished just before 2 p.m. The cause is under investigation.

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'It Just Kept Getting Bigger and Bigger': A Wildfire Tears Through a Community

A wildfire that started near I-25 swept through the Applewood Mobile Home Park, destroying several homes and forcing a full evacuation. A resident who escaped with his family describes watching as the flames "just kept getting bigger and bigger."

'It Just Kept Getting Bigger and Bigger': A Wildfire Tears Through a Community

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