Apartment Building, Residential Avon, CO – Apartment fire doused by sprinkler system; No injuries December 14, 2015 viking210 A burning couch has left two units at the Tarnes at Beaver Creek uninhabitable. The blaze broke out at around 11:30 a.m. Sunday in a second-floor unit. According to the Eagle River Fire Protection District, the flames were for the most part doused when firefighters arrived thanks to the building’s automatic fire sprinkler system. Firefighters say the unit where the fire started and the one directly below it were declared uninhabitable due to smoke and water damage. Nobody was injured. The Eagle County Sheriff’s Office is working to figure out if criminal charges are warranted.
