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Early Sunday fires displaces two Atchison families

By Greg Bebermeyer

03/28/2021

(KAIR)--A pair of early Sunday morning Atchison house fires displaces two families.

Interim Fire Chief Patrick Weishaar said in a news release that fire crews were called to 1124 Laramie shortly after 2:30 on a report of a possible fire underneath a porch.

While en route, he said they received a report that an adjacent house directly to the east at 1122 Laramie also was on fire.

Weishaar said the police officers woke the residents at 1124 Laramie and were able to get them out safely, allowing crews to begin their attack on both house fires.

He said crews worked quickly to extinguish both fires. However, the fires extended into the attic areas of both residences, causing damage to both structures.

Weishaar said an investigator from the Kansas State Fire Marshal's Office was called to assist in investigating the cause of the fires.

Shelter for both families displaced by the fires was provided by the Salvation Army.

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