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Family safe after early morning house fire

Posted: 02.03.2012 at 6:16 AM

Updated: 02.03.2012 at 9:35 AM

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- Alarm bells alerted a family to an early morning house fire Friday.

Fire officials were called out to a home in the 4800 block of Chaparral Road near Powers Boulevard and Barnes Road just before 2:30 a.m. Friday.

They said an alarm in the basement alerted the family to trouble, and they were able to make it out of the house safely.

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Officials on scene said the flames broke out in the basement of the home and burned the first floor.

Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire.

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