SHAWNEE COUNTY —One person was injured in a fire at a home on Christmas Day.
Just after 5a.m. Sunday, crews responded to report of a fire in a single-story home at 408 SW Lincoln Street, according to Fire Marshal Alan Stahl.
The four adults and one child escaped prior to fire crews arrival. Preliminary investigation indicates the fire cause to be accidental, more likely than not associated with an electric space heater left too close to combustibles.
One adult sustained non-life threatening injuries during the fire event. He refused to be transported to the hospital and was treated on scene.
The estimated dollar loss – $90,000.00; of which $60,000.00 is associated with structural loss and $30,000.00 contents loss. Three adults were displaced as a result of the fire. Investigators did not find working smoke detectors within the home, according to Stahl.