Squatters inside abandoned Colorado Springs motel may have caused structure fire [Video]

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – Transients seeking shelter in an abandoned motel just south of downtown Colorado Springs appear to have started a fire inside one of the old units.

Firefighters were called to the former Sun Springs Motel off South Nevada and Brookside at about 9:30 Monday morning, where they found the small fire. Crews kept the flames contained to a single unit.

The motel has been fenced off for months and slated for demolition, but according to a lieutenant on the scene, a handful of homeless people have been squatting there. The lieutenant told 11 News the transients appeared to have started a campfire inside the motel. The fire was under control within minutes of firefighters …