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Colorado Man Sets Storage Units on Fire With Fireworks
A Colorado man is facing charges after damaging several storage units by accidentally igniting fireworks that were in his possession.
The incident took place on Sunday, June 27th just after 11 a.m. at the Securecare Self Storage facility, which is located in Colorado Springs at 777 S. Academy Boulevard.
The man, who has yet to be identified, was allegedly in possession of a stash of fireworks that he kept in his storage unit at the facility and accidentally ignited some of them while working on something completely unrelated.
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Heidi Beedle
Colorado Springs Fire Department responded to a fire at Johnnyâs Navajo Hogan the morning of Jan. 12, closing northbound Nevada Avenue at East Polk Street.
âAfter the investigation from our fire investigators, it was found to be an accidental fire caused by a malfunction in the dryer,â said Captain Michael Smaldino, the CSFD public information officer. âThere was damage throughout the structure caused by smoke and damage from fire in the laundry area in the basement. No injuries were reported thankfully. Early 911 reporting by employees kept the fire small as well as the quick response by firefighters.â
On Facebook, Johnnyâs Navajo Hogan posted, âThe fire was started in the laundry area and unfortunately caused structural and electrical damage to the lower level of the building. We are very thankful for CSFD for arriving quickly and extinguishing the fire! We have some work ahead of us to get everythin