photo by: Dylan Lysen

The exterior of a Lawrence home at 2312 Free State Lane appears to have fire damage around the windows, which were boarded up Wednesday morning. A fire burned the home on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019.

Story updated at 5:20 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019:

A fire heavily damaged a home in southern Lawrence on Tuesday.

Tom Fagan, division chief for Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical, said fire crews responded to a call for a house fire at 2312 Free State Lane shortly after 6 a.m.

“Upon our arrival, the two-story house had heavy fire involvement on the first floor that extended to the second floor,” Fagan said.

Fire crews were able to put the blaze out by 7:11 a.m., he said. One firefighter was transported to the hospital for a minor injury and was released later that day.

No one was in the house when the fire crews arrived. Fagan said the fire was ruled an accident caused by a heating lamp that was located too closely to “combustible material.” The damage was estimated at about $140,000.

While a crew for HL Restoration was inspecting the property Wednesday morning, homeowner Kimberly Lybarger declined to comment beyond saying, “I don’t know, I’m overwhelmed,” when asked what had happened.

2312 Free State Ln, Lawrence, KS 66047