By Cleo Westin
The Gazette
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Colorado Springs firefighters put out an ambulance on fire near Monterey Road and Lassen Drive on Thursday evening, the Fire Department said in a social media post.
An AMR ambulance and a fire engine responded to a medical emergency near Monterey Elementary School when the ambulance caught fire, but firefighters quickly extinguished the flames.
#coloradospringsfire is on scene of a vehicle fire involving an AMR ambulance near the intersection of Monterey Rd and Lassen Dr. CSFD Engine 11 and AMR were on scene of a medical emergency at this location when the ambulance caught fire. Personnel from both agencies were able to…
— Colorado Springs Fire Department (@CSFDPIO) June 26, 2026
CSFD says another ambulance arrived to transport the person suffering a medical emergency. No one was injured in the fire, and its cause is under investigation.
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