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After extinguishing a fire a day earlier at a Leavenworth residence, firefighters were called back there Wednesday morning, a Fire Department spokesman said.
“We had what they call a rekindle up in the attic,” Assistant Fire Chief Mark Nietzke said.
This most recent fire was reported at 5:25 a.m. Wednesday at 301 Walnut St. Nietzke said a police officer who was at the nearby Justice Center reported seeing smoke coming from the roof.
Nietzke said the second fire didn’t do much more damage.
Firefighters were called to the residence Tuesday afternoon for a fire that began in an upstairs bedroom. Nietzke said shortly after the fire that it may have been caused by items being placed too close to a space heater.
And after an investigation, he believes the space heater was the heat source that led to the initial fire.
“We couldn’t find any other heat source,” he said Wednesday.
Three people had been living at the residence, but no injuries were reported.
The house is divided into two apartments, but Nietzke said one of the apartments was vacant.
The fire caused an estimated $30,000 worth of damage to the structure and an additional $2,000 in damage to contents.
Nietzke said the second fire reported Wednesday may have been sparked the day before by an overheating of wiring before a breaker tripped, and the problem initially could have gone unseen.
After extinguishing a fire a day earlier at a Leavenworth residence, firefighters were called back there Wednesday morning, a Fire Department spokesman said.
“We had what they call a rekindle up in the attic,” Assistant Fire Chief Mark Nietzke said.
This most recent fire was reported at 5:25 a.m. Wednesday at 301 Walnut St. Nietzke said a police officer who was at the nearby Justice Center reported seeing smoke coming from the roof.
Nietzke said the second fire didn’t do much more damage.
Firefighters were called to the residence Tuesday afternoon for a fire that began in an upstairs bedroom. Nietzke said shortly after the fire that it may have been caused by items being placed too close to a space heater.
And after an investigation, he believes the space heater was the heat source that led to the initial fire.
“We couldn’t find any other heat source,” he said Wednesday.
Three people had been living at the residence, but no injuries were reported.
The house is divided into two apartments, but Nietzke said one of the apartments was vacant.
The fire caused an estimated $30,000 worth of damage to the structure and an additional $2,000 in damage to contents.
Nietzke said the second fire reported Wednesday may have been sparked the day before by an overheating of wiring before a breaker tripped, and the problem initially could have gone unseen.
