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(KAIR)--Fire damaged a rural Atchison County home Monday evening.
According to a report from Atchison County Sheriff Jack Laurie, firefighters were called to a residence located at 5633 Sherman Road around 6:30.
Atchison County Emergency Management Director Wes Lanter says two adults and two children were living at the residence at the time of the fire. He says they are now staying with other family members, as the house is not livable at this time.
A damage estimate was not immediately available.
No injuries were reported.
Lanter says the fire started around a clothes dryer, but remains under investigation. The State Fire Marshal's Office will conduct the investigation.
Firefighters from the Shannon and Walnut Township Fire Department's responded. Also responding were the Atchison County Sheriff's Office, Atchison County Rescue and Evergy.
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