Topeka firefighters rescue person from house fire
TOPEKA (KSNT) - Topeka firefighters rescued one person from a house fire early Saturday morning.
The Topeka Fire Department (TFD) was called around 4 a.m. on April 27 for a house fire in the 2600 block of SW Belle Avenue. Crews arriving at the scene found a home on fire and managed to rescue one person from the burning structure.
Rosie Nichols, a spokeswoman for the City of Topeka, says no injures were reported during this incident. The TFD put the fire out, keeping it contained to the first home.
Investigators determined an electrical issue started the fire. TFD said the fire caused $100,000 in damage, with $80,000 attributed to structural damage and $20,000 to contents.
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