Fire contained at former Hotel Elegante building in south Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Firefighters have contained a fire at the former Hotel Elegante on the south end of the Springs.

Now converted to an apartment building, firefighters responded to reports of smoke inside just before 8:30 Thursday morning.

#ColoradoSpringsFire is on scene of a #workingfire at 2886 S Circle Dr; Alta Hotel. Engine 4 is on scene, reporting smoke in the hallway
— CSFD PIO (@CSFDPIO) December 1, 2022

The fire department tweeted about 9 a.m. that crews had kept the blaze in one unit on the building’s third floor.

Update- Fire was contained to one unit on the 3rd floor. No injuries reported. Unknown how many people will be displaced. pic.twitter.com/CyF9c6ieIN
— CSFD PIO (@CSFDPIO) December 1, 2022

At the time of this writing, it’s unknown what started the fire.

The building has sat in its location at Circle and I-25 since the 1970s and was the city’s second-largest hotel until the beginning of this year, when a Texas developer acquired the property and began the process of turning the 496 rooms into apartments. 11 News first reported on the developer’s interest in 2021.

The property is now called Alta Living.