Olathe House Fire, October 29, 2011

Posted: October 29, 2011 - 3:24am

Updated: October 29, 2011 - 3:17pm

Update:
Investigators say the residents used a chiminea fire pit on their deck last night. The ashes from the fire pit were discarded near the house. An occupant awoke to find a fire on the side of the house which was spreading to the roof and attic. All occupants of the house were able to safely evacuate. Damage is estimated at $25,000.

Even with Olathe under a burn ban, the use of fire pits is not included in the ban. More information about Olathe's Burn Ban can be found here.

Original Post:
The Olathe Fire Department was called to a house in the 1300 block of N. Anne Shirley Drive in Olathe. The call was dispatched at 3:14 a.m. with Olathe Police arriving at 3:17 and the Fire Department at 3:19 a.m.. Fire was reported to be visible from the roof of the two story residence upon arrival.

Olathe Police were able to quickly confirm that all of the occupants, of the house, were evacuated.

Firefighters were able to knock down the fire quickly and reported the incident to be under control at 3:30 a.m.

One apparatus from the Lenexa Fire Department was also dispatched to the scene to assist.

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