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The Colorado Springs Day Nursery at 104 E. Rio Grande St. as a new building in 1922, and as it appears today. For almost 100 years, the nonprofit has served children and families in the community. Funds for construction were contributed by philanthropist Alice Bemis Taylor.
LEFT: The Colorado Springs Day Nursery at 104 E. Rio Grande St. as a new building in 1922, and as it appears today. For almost 100 years, the nonprofit has served children and families in the community. Funds for construction were contributed by philanthropist Alice Bemis Taylor. Photos courtesy of Early Connections Learning Centers
A visitor from Idaho ran into a burning duplex east of downtown Colorado Springs on Sunday morning to slow the fire and make sure any children in the home were
A visitor from Idaho ran into a burning duplex east of downtown Colorado Springs on Sunday morning to slow the fire and make sure any children in the home were out and unharmed.
The fire on the 700 block of East Rio Grande Street badly damaged the home and displaced one resident from each of its duplex units, said Lt. Joey Buttenwieser, with the Colorado Springs Fire Department. Cooking oil left on the stove started the fire, the Colorado Springs Fire Department said in a tweet.
Harry Montoya Jr., 26, saw the fire break out as he was pulling up to his mom s house and ran in to help. He grabbed a garden hose and started trying to put water on the fire, he said.