TOPEKA (KSNT) – April is the height of grass season, and local landowners are burning off last year’s field to make room for Kansas’ famous native grasses. However, such controlled burns can quickly get out of hand. In addition to property damage, injury is always a concern when fire is involved. Sometimes even the most […]
The resident escaped unharmed early Wednesday morning as fire did an estimated $80,000 damage at a house just north of Lake Sherwood.
Mission Township firefighters were called at 3:58 a.m. to the scene at 3309 S.W. Friar Road, said a dispatcher for the Shawnee County Emergency Communications Center.
Damages were estimated at $40,000 to the structure and $40,000 to its contents, said Mission Township Fire Chief Forrest Walter.
The fire s cause was undetermined, he said.
Troy Berberick owns the house at 3309 S.W. Friar Road, with the property having an appraised value of $164,660, according to Shawnee County Appraiser s Office records.