Driver Flees After Hitting Natural Gas Meter, Starting Fire
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) - A driver caused a fire after ramming into a building in Colorado Springs Saturday morning.
The vehicle hit a natural gas meter and fled the scene. The fire broke out after police arrived to investigate the accident.
"We got called (to Circle Drive and Dale Street) about 2 a.m. on a traffic accident, possible trapped (occupants in) vehicle versus a building," Lt. Fred Varnell with the Colorado Springs Fire Department told KKTV. "What (firefighters) found was an abandoned vehicle that had ran into the old BMW building here. It struck the gas meter."
Emergency notifications went out warning people in the neighborhood to seek shelter.
Crews had to shut down the road overnight while utility workers patched everything up.
It's not clear if anybody was injured or if the driver was found.
