Person saved from mobile home fire by neighbor

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) is crediting the actions of a good neighbor for saving a person from a mobile home fire on Thursday morning, Oct. 30.

According to CSFD, fire crews responded shortly before 7 a.m. on Thursday to a structure fire at the Aspen Grove Mobile Home Park on Busch Avenue, south of Old Colorado City. When the first engine arrived on scene, they found a mobile home fully engulfed in flames. CSFD said the fire quickly spread to nearby cars and two other mobile homes.

While on scene, firefighters received information that one person had been inside the home when the fire started. Firefighters located the person outside the home and provided medical aid. He was then taken to the hospital, where he was reportedly stable and being treated for minor burns.

It was later learned that the man’s neighbor pulled him out of the trailer, likely saving his life.

“CSFD extends deepest gratitude and appreciation to the neighbor who jumped into action before help arrived,” CSFD said.

Thanks to the quick response by firefighters, the other two homes involved sustained only minor fire damage. The man who was taken to the hospital is displaced; the other two mobile homes were vacant, CSFD said.

CSFD said fire investigators determined the fire was accidental due to improper use of smoking materials. Additionally, investigators found the home where the fire originated did not have smoke alarms.

CSFD offers the following safety tips to prevent fires like this:

• Smoke alarms should be installed on every floor of the home, as well as inside and outside every bedroom.

• Smoke alarms should be checked monthly to ensure they are working properly.

• Never smoke where medical oxygen is used. Medical oxygen can cause materials to ignite and make fires burn hotter and faster than normal.

• Always properly dispose of cigarettes.

• Never smoke inside or near combustibles.

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