SPRINGFIELD, Colo. -- Three people have died in a fire that destroyed a restaurant and an adjoining residence in the small town of Springfield about 200 miles southeast of Denver.
Baca County spokesman Chris Sorensen said a fourth person escaped without serious injuries.
The fire started in the Home Town Burrito at about 2 a.m., when the restaurant was closed, authorities said. The blaze was contained by 8 a.m.; however, fire crews remained at the scene most of the day to mop up hot spots.
The victims' names haven't been released. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Sorensen said four family members, including the restaurant owners, lived in the adjacent home. He said authorities haven't been able to locate the owners but said it was too soon to say whether they or their relatives were the victims.
Sorensen said he had no information on the family and didn't know whether the person who escaped the fire had lived there.
Mayor Jay Suhler said the restaurant owners were a husband and wife who lived in the home with their teenage son and the wife's mother.
"Everybody's shocked about the loss of life," he said.
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Baca County spokesman Chris Sorensen said a fourth person escaped without serious injuries.
The fire started in the Home Town Burrito at about 2 a.m., when the restaurant was closed, authorities said. The blaze was contained by 8 a.m.; however, fire crews remained at the scene most of the day to mop up hot spots.
The victims' names haven't been released. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Sorensen said four family members, including the restaurant owners, lived in the adjacent home. He said authorities haven't been able to locate the owners but said it was too soon to say whether they or their relatives were the victims.
Sorensen said he had no information on the family and didn't know whether the person who escaped the fire had lived there.
Mayor Jay Suhler said the restaurant owners were a husband and wife who lived in the home with their teenage son and the wife's mother.
"Everybody's shocked about the loss of life," he said.
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