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Double house fires battled Thursday in Atchison

By Brian Hagen

02/03/2022

Dark smoke is seen Thursday afternoon, leading Atchison firefighters to respond. (Credit: Tom Kautz)

(KAIR)--An Atchison residential fire early Thursday afternoon spread to a nearby residence, with firefighters battling the blaze in 15 degree temperatures.
Atchison Fire Chief Patrick Weishaar, in a release, says the Atchison Fire Department, at approximately 12:44, was “dispatched to 1418 Kansas Avenue for a report of a house on fire,” and when the crews arrived, “they found the rear of the two story, residential structure, on fire. Fire had also spread to the adjacent home just to the west,” listed as 1420 Kansas Avenue.

According to Weishaar, “crews were able to quickly bring both fires under control.”

The 1418 Kansas Avenue home was occupied at the time of the fire, and Weishaar says “all residents were able to make it out safely. The adjacent home was unoccupied and vacant with no utilities.

No injuries are reported.

The Atchison Salvation Army was on the scene offering support to both the affected residents as well as first responders, which also included the Atchison Police Department, Atchison County EMS, and Atchison County Emergency Management.

According to Weishaar, fire department investigators remained on the scene Thursday afternoon “to determine the cause and origin.”