COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - Deputies said an electrical fire at the Sheriff’s Office damaged several vehicles in the evidence lot.

According to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPCSO), a deputy saw the fire at 4:30 a.m. on Oct. 4 in the evidence lot while arriving for duty at the El Paso County Jail. The lot is on the southern end of the jail campus.

The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) and Stratmoor Hills Fire Department (SHFD) responded, along with deputies from both the Detention and Law Enforcement Bureaus.

EPCSO said the fire was quickly contained and extinguished.

Neither the evidence facility nor the jail sustained structural damage; however, 13 vehicles in the evidence lot were damaged by the fire.

CSFD investigators determined the fire was electrical and origi

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