VIDEO: Shortly after 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 24, crews from Overland Park and Leawood Fire Departments were called to a house fire at 180th and Canterbury Road, in south Overland Park near 183rd and Mission Road.
The first crews to arrive reported heavy smoke and fire visible from the two-story, single-family home.
Neighbors reported that the homeowners were away and that no one was inside.
Because of a collapsing roof and unstable walls, crews initiated a defensive fire attack, meaning they fought the fire from outside the home. A second alarm was called for additional manpower. Once the bulk of the fire was knocked down, crews were able to get inside to begin overhaul operations and conduct a search to confirm that no one was inside.
It took firefighters about two hours to bring the fire under control.
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A fire from an unauthorized burn pit destroyed a shed and camper, and damaged a nearby property near Salina Monday evening.
The Saline County Sheriff's Office says a fire was reported by a deputy around 5:15 p.m. Monday in the 1800 block of Old Highway 40. Upon arrival, the deputy found a shed fully engulfed.
Captain Jim Hughes says inside the shed, there were some tools valued around $1,500. The fire would then spread to a nearby camper, as well as the box from an old ambulance that was going to be made into a camper.
A report from the Sheriff's Office said that the fire started from an unauthorized controlled burn in the area. The property owner said no one had permission to burn anything on his land. Burnt lumber, timber and tree limbs suggested that embers were blown by the wind and ignited the shed.
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