RILEY COUNTY—Authorities are working to determine the cause of a house fire in Manhattan.
Just after 5:3 p.m. Saturday, the Manhattan Fire Department was dispatched to 2025 Tecumseh Road and found a single-story house that had fire coming out of the front and rear of the building, according to Deputy Chief Ryan Almes.
Crews made an aggressive attack on the fire, completed a search, and controlled the fire within 20 minutes. One occupant, who was outside of the structure upon fire department arrival, was transported by Riley County EMS to Via Christi for smoke inhalation.
One firefighter was injured on the scene and was transported to Via Christi by Riley County EMS and was treated and released.
The house is a one-story house that had five occupants. Loss is estimated at $80,000 to contents and $115,000 to the structure. The home suffered exterior fire damage estimated at $2500. The fire cause is under investigation at this time, according to Almes.
While on scene at the Tecumseh Road fire, crews responded to 1327 Houston Street, Apt. 2, for a report of a structure fire. Crews found a small fire in a basement stairwell and extinguished it. Damage to the structure was estimated at $500. No injuries were reported. The fire cause was improperly disposed of smoking materials.