Crews battle house fire Wednesday morning in Topeka

Colter Robinson

May 15, 2024 at 12:54 PM·1 min read

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Topeka firefighters responded to a house fire in the downtown area on Wednesday morning.

Around 11:10 a.m., fire crews arrived in the 1100 block of Southwest Eighth Avenue to find smoke and flames coming from the home. According to a supervisor on the scene, two individuals escaped the fire but firefighters are still checking for pets.

The spokesman told 27 News the cause of the fire was under investigation.

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