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An electrical problem is being blamed for a fire at a Leavenworth apartment.
The fire was reported at 12:50 p.m. Tuesday in the 600 block of Ohio Street. No injuries were reported.
Leavenworth Fire Marshal Andy Brooks said the fire started in an upstairs bedroom of a duplex apartment. He said the fire was mostly confined to the bedroom.
Brooks said firefighters had the fire under control pretty quickly.
He said the fire caused smoke and heat damage to the bedroom.
Brooks said firefighters also cut a hole in the roof for ventilation. He said this creates a chimney effect, allowing smoke, heat and fire to escape through the hole rather than spreading to other areas of a building.
The Leavenworth Times
No injuries were reported following an apartment fire early Monday morning in Leavenworth, a Fire Department official said.
The fire was reported at 2:11 a.m. Monday in the 1400 block of Spruce Street. Nine people received temporary lodging assistance from the American Red Cross following the fire.
Leavenworth Fire Marshal Andy Brooks said the fire occurred in a house that has been converted into three apartments. The fire was contained to a room of one of the apartments.
“The cause is undetermined,” Brooks said.
He said the fire resulted in an estimated $15,000 in damage.
The fire resulted in smoke and heat damage in one apartment and smoke damage in the other two apartments.
The Leavenworth Times
A woman was arrested for alleged arson after a travel trailer was damaged by fire just outside of the Leavenworth city limits, according to an official with the Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office.
The fire was reported 7:40 a.m. Tuesday in the 2200 block of Ottawa Street just west of the city.
Leavenworth Fire Marshal Andy Brooks said members of the Leavenworth Fire Department responded to the fire while providing mutual aid to the Kickapoo Township Fire Department.
Brooks said fire caused substantial damage to the travel trailer, which was immobile at the time of the fire. He said musical equipment inside the trailer was destroyed.
Firefighters extinguish hot spots at scene of fire
The Leavenworth Times
Leavenworth’s fire chief said a fire at an old commercial building on Walnut Street was “basically out” Friday. But a crew from the Leavenworth Fire Department was on the scene to water down any smoldering hot spots that were unearthed during the demolition process.
The demolition of what remained of the fire-damaged building in the 500 block of Walnut Street began Thursday and continued Friday.
The fire was reported early Thursday morning. Leavenworth Fire Chief Gary Birch said the fire caused floors inside the building to collapse. The building’s roof also collapsed as well as an exterior wall.