Crews extinguish couch fire in northern Lawrence garage

Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical workers were able to extinguish a fire to a couch in a garage in northern Lawrence Tuesday morning without the it causing any major damage to a duplex.

Division Chief Joe Hoelscher said the fire was caused by discarded smoking materials at 3505 Morning Dove Court near Kasold and Grand Vista drives. No one was injured, and the fire did not displace any residents who live on either side of the duplex, Hoelscher said.

It did cause a small amount of damage part of the garage, but a damage estimate was unavailable Tuesday, he said.