Small electrical fire reported on North 51st

A small electrical fire was reported at a home in the 1500 block of North 51st Street after midnight on Oct. 3.

Firefighters were sent to a house fire and found a small electrical fire next to the hot water tank, according to a Kansas City, Kansas, Fire Department spokesman. It was in the back of the wood-frame single-family home.

The fire was extinguished, the electricity was shut off and the Red Cross was notified to assist seven family members, according to the spokesman.

The estimated loss was $500 to the property and $1,000 to the contents, the spokesman stated.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, according to the spokesman.