Historic Manitou Springs house gutted by overnight fire

Krdo · Jun 05, 2026 · 464 words · By Danny Mata

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Historic Manitou Springs house gutted by overnight fire MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo.

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What happened

Historic Manitou Springs house gutted by overnight fire MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo.

Why it matters

(KRDO) -- A historic home on Burns Road in Manitou Springs was completely destroyed by an overnight fire.

Common ground

The blaze, which witnesses reported around 2 a.m., prompted evacuations for the surrounding area, though no one was injured in the incident.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The official cause of the fire has not yet been determined.”

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No evidence was provided or found regarding the official cause of the fire.

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Claim 2: “no one was injured in the incident.”

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Multiple sources explicitly state that no injuries were reported and the residents escaped safely.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Manitou Springs Incline, also known as the Manitou Incline or simply the Incline, is a popular hiking trail rising above Manitou Springs, Colorado, near Colorado Springs. The Incline ascends Mount…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manitou_Incline

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Manitou Mineral Springs are natural mineral springs in Manitou Springs, Colorado and Cheyenne Spring House is on the National Register of Historic Places. The springs are located in one of the country…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manitou_Mineral_Springs

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Manitou Springs is a home rule municipality located at the foot of Pikes Peak in western El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The town was founded for its natural mineral springs. The downtown are…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manitou_Springs,_Colorado

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Claim 3: “According to the El Paso County Assessor's site, the destroyed home was built in 1919 and tied for the oldest on Burns Road.”

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The provided evidence includes the homepage of the El Paso County Assessor but does not include the specific record for the property on Burns Road to verify the 1919 build date.

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web search NEUTRAL — El is often described as the father of the gods and the creator of humanity. El had many epithets, including "Bull El," "El the King," and "Father of Mankind," reflecting his authority, wisdom, and pa…
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web search NEUTRAL — Most records maintained by the Assessor’s Office are public. We encourage anyone looking for property information to contact us directly. A Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) request is usually not nece…
https://assessor.elpasoco.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — El Paso County Assessor 1675 West Garden of the Gods Road, Suite 2300 Colorado Springs, CO 80907.The El Paso County Tax Assessor is responsible for setting property tax rates and collecting owed prope…
https://www.propertytax101.org/colorado/elpasocounty/taxasse…

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Claim 4: “The blaze, which witnesses reported around 2 a.m., prompted evacuations for the surrounding area”

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Two independent sources confirm the fire occurred around 2 a.m. and prompted evacuation orders for the area.

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Claim 5: “Don Goede, the property owner”

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Two independent news sources (Daily Dispatch and another news report) explicitly identify the homeowner as Don Goede.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... saved this lady's life', historic home burns to the ground in Manitou Springs ... News5 spoke to the homeowner, Don Goede, who rented out the ...
https://www.koaa.com/news/local-news/fire-in-manitou-springs…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... The evacuation order was lifted at about 3:30 a.m. News5 spoke to the homeowner, Don Goede, who rented out the building. He said his tenant made ...
https://dailydispatch.com/fire-news/colorado/historic-home-b…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... There were 3 structures very close to the fire, but they were able to keep them all safe. Thankfully, the resident of the home that burned is ...
https://www.facebook.com/KOAA/posts/this-is-what-firefighter…

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Claim 6: “The house, built in 1919, was one of the oldest on the street and overlooked Memorial Park.”

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While the fire is confirmed, the specific detail about the house being built in 1919 and overlooking Memorial Park is not corroborated by the provided search results, which mostly contain generic Wikipedia entries or unrelated maps.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Victoria Park is an urban park on Spring Garden Road in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, across from the Halifax Public Gardens. The North British Society erected various monuments and statues: Robert Bu…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An eternal flame is a flame, lamp or torch that burns for an indefinite time. Most eternal flames are ignited and tended intentionally. However, some are natural phenomena caused by natural gas leaks,…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of over sixty known memorials (statues, busts, fountains, buildings and street names) to the Scottish poet Robert Burns. Of these, the oldest outdoor statue is given to be at Camperdow…
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Claim 7: “Sophie, an 85-year-old woman who was renting the home, escaped unharmed.”

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The mention of a tenant escaping is present in the news reports, but the specific name 'Sophie' and her age '85' are not explicitly confirmed across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence snippets.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sophie is a feminine given name, from the Greek word for 'wisdom'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sophie Xeon ( ZEE-on; 17 September 1986 – 30 January 2021), known mononymously as Sophie (stylised in all caps), was a British music producer, songwriter, and DJ. Her distinctive musical style incorpo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sophie Elizabeth Cunningham (born August 16, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketb…
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Claim 8: “A GoFundMe has been setup to help Sophie.”

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No evidence was provided or found regarding a GoFundMe campaign.

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Claim 9: “no other nearby structures sustained damage.”

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One news source mentions that firefighters were able to keep three nearby structures safe, but this is not corroborated by a second independent source.

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web search NEUTRAL — " No " (stylized in all caps) is a song by the American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor from her second major-label studio album, Thank You (2016). Ricky Reed produced the song and wrote it with Trai…
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web search NEUTRAL — The ground-state electronic configuration of NO in united-atom notation is (1 σ) 2 (2 σ) 2 (3 σ) 2 (4 σ ∗) 2 (5 σ) 2 (1 π) 4 (2 π ∗) 1. {\displaystyle (1\sigma )^{2}(2\
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web search NEUTRAL — Define no. no synonyms, no pronunciation, no translation, English dictionary definition of no. a negative: The answer is no.; a refusal or denial: No, I don’t have it. Not to be confused with: know – …
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Claim 10: “A historic home on Burns Road in Manitou Springs was completely destroyed by an overnight fire.”

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Multiple news sources (KKTV, Daily Dispatch, and another news report) confirm a house fire in Manitou Springs that resulted in the home being completely destroyed.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Iron Springs, a neighborhood in Manitou Springs, Colorado, was an area named for one of Manitou Mineral Springs. The Manitou area had been frequented by Native Americans who considered it a sacred and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Springs,_Colorado

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway (also known as the Pikes Peak Cog Railway) is a cog railway that climbs one of the most iconic mountains in the United States, Pikes Peak in Colorado. …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The town of Colorado Springs, Colorado, played an important role in the history of tuberculosis in the era before antituberculosis drugs and vaccines. Tuberculosis management before this era was diffi…
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