By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
SALINE COUNTY- A rural Saline County residence was damaged by fire Wednesday night.Just before 10:30p.m., Rural Fire District No. 2 personnel and deputies were sent to 11300 S. Old Highway 81 for the report of a house fire, according to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan.
Smoke was pouring out of the residence when emergency personnel arrived, however, the fire was contained to the inside of the house, which is located across the highway from Bridgeport in southern Saline County. The house and its contents were valued at $125,000, Soldan said.
The fire was believed to have started in a closest area on the first floor, where an extension cord was attached to a light fixture, he said. The fire spread down the hall and up the stairs before being extinguished. Those inside were able to safely exit the house.