RILEY COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating an alleged arson fire in Manhattan.
Just after 2:30p.m. Tuesday, officers filed a report for arson in the 800 block of Pottawatomie Avenue in Manhattan, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report.
A 75-year-old woman reported a 28-year-old woman started a fire inside the victim's home.
When fire crews arrived, they found a small fire in the front room of the house, with smoke throughout the residence. Firefighters had the fire contained within 10 minutes, according to a media release from the Manhattan Fire Department.
The one-story single-family home was estimated to have sustained $10,000 in damages. There were no injuries. Police did not report an arrest Wednesday morning.