Hotel / Motel, Hotel / Restaurant Colorado Springs, CO – Sprinkler system assists firefighters in extinguishing hotel fire; Fire started in room heater May 19, 2018 viking210 A small fire at a Colorado Springs hotel was quickly contained late Monday night. Guests and staff were evacuated after the fire sparked at Quality Inn on Aerotech Drive around 11:30 p.m. The heat from the fire triggered the sprinkler system. Firefighters say the fire was started by a heater in one of the first floor rooms. It was quickly extinguished, and guests were able to return to their rooms.