SHAWNEE COUNTY—Authorities are working to determine the cause of a Kansas house fire.

Just before 10p.m. Thursday, crews responded to the fire in a home at 216 NW Laurent Street in&nbsp; Topeka, according to department spokesman Alan Stahl.

Firefighters found heavy smoke and fire coming from multiple windows of the one story home and began a defensive exterior fire attack, and then finished fighting the fire from the interior.

Residents escaped without injury.&nbsp; The fire caused minor heat damage to a neighboring house.

Investigators determined the estimated dollar loss – $31,000; $29,000 of which is associated with at total structural loss, and $2,000 related to contents loss. There were no working smoke detectors located within the home, according to Stahl.

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 </figure>SHAWNEE COUNTY—Authorities are working to determine the cause of a Kansas house fire.Just before 10p.m. Thursday, crews responded to the fire in a home at 216 NW Laurent Street in&nbsp; Topeka, according to department spokesman Alan Stahl.Firefighters found heavy smoke and fire coming from multiple windows of the one story home and began a defensive exterior fire attack, and then finished fighting the fire from the interior.Residents escaped without injury.&nbsp; The fire caused minor heat damage to a neighboring house.Investigators determined the estimated dollar loss – $31,000; $29,000 of which is associated with at total structural loss, and $2,000 related to contents loss. There were no working smoke detectors located within the home, according to Stahl.

Investigators work to determine cause of Kan. house fire