Colorado Springs house fire ruled accidental, started in chicken coop due to heat lamp igniting combustibles.

A house fire in Colorado Springs' Banning Lewis Ranch area, which displaced six people, a cat, a dog, and several chickens, was ruled accidental by the Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD). The fire started in a chicken coop, due to a heat lamp igniting combustibles. The CSFD advises chicken coop owners to secure heat lamps and keep them inaccessible to animals to prevent similar incidents.