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Electrical Problem Sparks Northeast Wichita House Fire
Crews were called to a home in the 2900 block of East Mossman just before 4 a.m. Friday.
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UPDATE: Friday, February 10, 2012
An electrical problem to blame for a northeast Wichita house fire.
The fire broke out in the 2900 block of E. Mossman around 4 a.m. Friday. Crews arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from the home. Firefighters managed to get the fire under control quickly.
No one was hurt.
Capt. Stuart Bevis, Wichita Fire Department, said a short circuit started the fire. Damage is estimated at $50,000.
Friday, February 10, 2012
The Wichita Fire Department is investigating an early morning house fire in northeast Wichita.
Crews were called to a home in the 2900 block of East Mossman -- near 9th Street North and Chautauqua -- just before 4 a.m. today. Battalion Chief Sid Newby said firefighters arrived to find smoke flames coming from the house.
Newby said nobody was in the home and investigators are trying to figure out whether anybody lived there at all.
A cause and damage estimate have not yet been determined.
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