April 20, 2024
House heater too near furnishings begins Park Metropolis home hearth

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Three completely different hearth departments helped put out a home hearth in Park Metropolis on Monday.

The fireplace was in a house within the 1800 block of East Fairchild round 1 p.m. Sedgwick County Hearth District 1 and the Valley Middle Hearth Division went to the scene.

Sedgwick County firefighters arrived first and noticed smoke coming from the again of the house. An individual who had been within the dwelling was exterior and was not harm.

  • House heater too near furnishings begins Park Metropolis home hearth

The firefighters began placing the hearth out whereas making certain nobody else was within the dwelling. Sooner or later, the Wichita Hearth Division was additionally despatched to assist. The crews acquired the hearth out and stored it from spreading exterior the room the place it began.

Sedgwick County hearth investigators say that the house was being renovated. They are saying the hearth began as a result of an area heater was too near upholstered furnishings. The harm is estimated at round $15,000.