GEARY COUNTY —A fire at a rural Kansas home caused an estimated $100,000 dollars in damage early Tuesday.

Just after 7:30 a.m., the Geary County Fire Department was dispatched to report of a fire at a home five mile west of Junction City at 2519 N. Dietrich Road, according to a media release.

A shed located to the residence was fully engulfed and was spreading to the home. First arriving units were able to get a good stop on the fire in the residence, containing it to one room. The fires were extinguished and the fire was under control at 8:32a.m. The residents were not injured.&nbsp;The American Red Cross is assisting the family.&nbsp;

The fire was caused by heat lamps in the shed igniting straw&nbsp; there for chickens being raised. The chickens perished in the fire. Damage is estimated at $100,000.00.

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 </figure>GEARY COUNTY —A fire at a rural Kansas home caused an estimated $100,000 dollars in damage early Tuesday.Just after 7:30 a.m., the Geary County Fire Department was dispatched to report of a fire at a home five mile west of Junction City at 2519 N. Dietrich Road, according to a media release.A shed located to the residence was fully engulfed and was spreading to the home. First arriving units were able to get a good stop on the fire in the residence, containing it to one room. The fires were extinguished and the fire was under control at 8:32a.m. The residents were not injured.&nbsp;The American Red Cross is assisting the family.&nbsp;The fire was caused by heat lamps in the shed igniting straw&nbsp; there for chickens being raised. The chickens perished in the fire. Damage is estimated at $100,000.00.

Fire in shed spreads to rural Kansas home