Fire Reignites at Berkshire Apartments
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Updated: 7:41 PM Mar 13, 2010
Fire Reignites at Berkshire Apartments
More than 24 hours after the fire that damaged four apartment units at the Berkshire Apartments Thursday afternoon, fire crews responded in force to re-extinguish the same fire.
Posted: 3:59 AM Mar 13, 2010
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A fire that damaged four apartment units at the Berkshire Apartments Thursday afternoon, had fire crews responding late Friday night and early Saturday morning to re-extinguish the same fire. Colorado Springs Fire crews returned to the familiar scene late Friday night around 11:00pm to find smoke and flames in the same units that had burned earlier in the week.

More than 14 units responded to the Berkshire Apartments and residents were again on edge as the fire had reignited itself. Crews were able to contain the fire and extinguish is very rapidly. A new investigation to determine what reignited the fire. Fire crews will remain on scene throughout the night as a precaution. 11 News crews will continue to update you on the status of the investigation as more details are released by fire investigators.


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Posted by: Ryan Location: Berkshire Apartments on Mar 21, 2010 at 01:54 AM

This is a bad week for Berkshire, he we have a fire, then a re ignition of the same fire, another firetruck for a different reason on Thursday and another fire truck just drove by about 20 minutes ago to a building up the road in the complex.
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