Colorado Springs firefighters respond to building and vehicle fires miles apart

Colorado Springs firefighters responded to two fires about nine miles apart Thursday morning: a building fire at a family-owned heating and plumbing business on Fillmore Place and a vehicle fire near El Morro Road and Ventura Drive. Crews extinguished both fires within roughly half an hour of the initial calls; the building sustained minor smoke damage, and officials said no injuries or displacements were reported. The fires are not believed to be connected, and their causes remain under investigation.