Crews battle house fire in northern Lawrence
photo by: Dylan Lysen
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical crews respond to a fire on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, at 3425 Tillerman Drive
Firefighters were working to put out a house fire in northern Lawrence on Wednesday afternoon.
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical crews were seen responding to a fire at 3425 Tillerman Drive around 4 p.m. Smoke could be seen coming from the roof of the home as firefighters worked near the front door and garage.
Johnny Mai, the owner of the home, told the Journal-World his family had evacuated from the home, but he wasn’t sure what caused the fire. He said he wasn’t home when it began but a neighbor told him they saw a trash can on fire.
Additional details were not immediately available.
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