Early-morning fire destroys porch on East 18th Street

Lawrence firefighters responded to a fire about 1:45 a.m. Sunday at 1632 E. 18th St.

When firefighters arrived, they discovered a wooden front porch burning and quickly extinguished the flames.

A passerby had alerted the homeowner to the fire, and the occupants left the house without injury.

While the fire destroyed the porch, the remainder of the house sustained no damage.