Child with matches blamed in apartment fire
A child playing with matches was blamed for a fire Wednesday morning at an apartment at 1704 W. 24th St., Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical officials said.
No one was injured in the blaze and damage was estimated at $5,000, said acting Battalion Chief Jim Sloan. Firefighters responded shortly before 9 a.m.
A 6-year-old boy, who was in the second-floor apartment with his father, started the fire while playing with matches, Fire Marshal Rich Barr said.
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