A Lawrence home sustained exterior damage in a fire Sunday evening.
About 8 p.m., Lawrence-Douglas County Fire & Medical crews responded to reports of a structure fire at 316 N. Crestline Drive. The fire was contained to the north side of the home and the home's interior was not damaged, said Capt. James King.
Chris Thompson, a 19-year-old Lawrence resident whose mother lives nearby, said he spotted smoke in the area of the house and then saw flames shooting up at least 10 feet above the roof.
He said he alerted the home's owner, who was inside the house, and the two used garden hoses to try to put out the fire before crews arrived.
"They got here just as we put it out," Thompson said.
He said he heard from a resident of the home that rags that had been used to stain a deck earlier in the day were placed near the side of the house, in the area where the fire started.
"I guess the rags combusted with the heat or something, that's what they're thinking," Thompson said.
With crews still on the scene, King said shortly before 9 p.m. Sunday that the fire's cause had yet to be determined and an estimate on the cost of the damage was not available.
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tsharp 4 years, 10 months ago
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bearded_gnome 4 years, 10 months ago
dunno about that. on 6news they called it a "northern lawrence home." I guess as opposed to "a north lawrence home."
bearded_gnome 4 years, 10 months ago
wow, I agree...central lawrence? now, east lawrence begins at Fraser hall?
tsharp 4 years, 10 months ago
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none2 4 years, 10 months ago
bearded_gnome (Anonymous) says:"dunno about that.on 6news they called it a "northern lawrence home." I guess as opposed to "a north lawrence home.""-------------------------That strikes me as the best way to refer to it. As I'm sure you know, North Lawrence refers to that part of town north of the Kansas/Kaw River. The following is a link to the history of North Lawrence. The thing most notable is that the river used to be the border with Jefferson County, and North Lawrence was originally the town of "Jefferson". http://www.kancoll.org/books/north_lawrence/text.htmlSo while people may think that "North Lawrence" is just a geographical direction of town, it really represents that part of town which had a distinct past.
Xwards 4 years, 10 months ago
Wow, so oily rags really do start fires.
hwarangdo 4 years, 9 months ago
Reminds of a story awhile back of a woman who used linseed oil to wipe down her entire new home and then hung the rags on the wooden porch railing ... she lost the entire new home. Can the rags, preferably well away from any structure you wish to keep.
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