Dec 05, 2024

Discarded smoking materials caused deck fire at Kan. home

Posted Dec 05, 2024 9:00 AM
Photos Olathe Fire Department
Photos Olathe Fire Department

JOHNSON COUNTY —Firefighters stopped a deck fire from spreading into a home near 154th Terrace and Ridgeview in Olathe, according to a social media report from the Olathe Fire Department.

The fire occurred just before 2:30p.m. Wednesday. No injuries. Investigators say discarded smoking materials caused the fire. 

If you smoke: Smoke on a surface that won't burn like concrete; put cigarettes out, all the way, in an ashtray or non-combustible bucket with sand and douse the ashes and butts with water to make sure they are completely out