One dead following November apartment fire, CSFD releases cause

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — The cause of a fire that left 50 people displaced and killed one person is now known.

The Colorado Springs Fire Department says that the accidental fire was caused by the improper disposal of smoking materials.

The fire began around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, November 16, at an apartment complex along Pikes Peak Avenue. When firefighters arrived, they found flames coming out of a second-story window and immediately began evacuating the third floor of the complex.

During the firefighters' search of the building, they say they found one adult woman who was unconscious and was taken from the apartment.

She was taken to a local hospital, where the department says she died from her injuries. One adult male was also transported to the hospital in critical condition