TRAGEDY STRIKES COLORADO NURSING HOME
Photos courtesy of Colorado Springs Fire Department.
On Monday, March 4, 1991, an early-morning fire at Crystal Springs Estate, an “intermediate care” boarding home, claimed the lives of nine residents. The painful lessons learned and reinforced from this tragic incident were numerous. What follows is a frank description of the incident and its problems. We hope that other departments will benefit from our experience.
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