A Kansas City, Kan., firefighter received minor burns to the neck at a house fire at 9:52 a.m. Sept. 11 at 5625 Sutton Ave.
The firefighter was taken to a hospital, nonemergency, to be evaluated, according to a Fire Department spokesman.
Crews arrived within 3 minutes of the call to find fire and smoke showing from the split-level wood-framed home. All the residents had already left the building, after being alerted by smoke detectors, the spokesman said.
The fire was found in the basement area utility room, and had extended through the walls to the attic.
The crews brought the fire in the basement under control within 15 minutes, according to the spokesman.
Crews worked on locating the fire extension in the walls and the attic to extinguish. The fire investigator responded to the scene, and the fire is under investigation, the spokesman said.
The estimated damage to structure was $110,000, according to the Fire Department. The pre-fire value of structure was $168,000. The estimated damage to the contents was $90,000. The estimated pre-fire value of the contents was $110,000.
The Red Cross was called to assist a family of one elderly male, an adult daughter, and an adult granddaughter. Two family cats succumbed to injuries in the fire, the spokesman said.