(KAIR)--An early morning Atchison house fire Saturday left the home uninhabitable but no one hurt.
Atchison Fire Chief Patrick Weishaar, in a release, says firefighters were called to 801 M Street, shortlyl after 12:30 Saturday morning, with the front of the two-story home found to be fully engulfed in flames.
Although the home was occupied, the resident was outside when the fire began.
Realizing the home was on fire after it had spread throughout the front rooms, the resident “attempted to enter the structure to retrieve a phone to call 911 but was unable to enter due to the extent of the smoke and flames.” Instead, Weishaar says, it was a passerby who reported the fire.
When firefighters arrived, moments after being notified, the fire had spread to the second floor, with crews “able to quickly bring the fire under control,” although “the structure had already sustained heavy damage.”
Although the cause of the fire has not been determined, Weishaar says the home’s occupant said “a space heater was in use in the area where the fire is believed to have started.”
According to Weishaar’s release, “the resident did not request any assistance and left the scene in the care of a family member.”
© Many Signals Communcations
MOST VIEWED STORIES
Three former Atchison Co employees arrested on felonies
Effingham woman killed Friday in Atchison wreck
One hospitalized, one jailed, after Atchison attack
Atchison man involved in fatal NW MO crash
Rural Horton man arrested on multiple drug charges
Services set for Effingham woman killed in crash
Street lights to be discussed at Monday city meeting
Meteorologist Spencer: Geometric Watch means electronic disruptions
Two file to challenge local legislator
Barricaded fugitive arrested in Jackson County
USD 430 Board accepts resignations, approves new hires
U.S. 36 work in Doniphan Co to impact motorists
Fatal Atchison apt fire investigation continues
Results from SE Nebraska contested Primary Elections
Truck fire at CGB facility in Falls City
Flags to fly half staff Wednesday across KS
Date set for signals switch at Hiawatha intersection
LATEST STORIES
Nemaha NRD Board appoints new Director
Johnson-Brock Board approves personnel changes
KS Omnibus Budget signed; funds mental health, economy, others
Pawnee City School to move forward with strategic planning
Falls City High School parking lot project approved
Annual fire hydrant flushing underway in Falls City
Memorial Day enforcement hits KS roads
Plastic ducks set to race in Atchison Saturday