(Atlantic) The Atlantic Fire Department responded to a house fire at 901 Birch Street in Atlantic just before 10:00 a.m. on Monday.
C.J. Adams owns the home. Adams tells KSOM/KS95 News three adults and one child were in the house and smelled smoke.
Adams says firefighters continue to hosed down the home to keep it contained from spreading to a house directly to the south.
Atlantic Fire Chief Tom Cappel said when firefighters arrived, heavy smoke was billowing from the home’s interior, making it difficult to see what they were up against, not to mention the bitterly cold temperatures.
Chief Cappel says it was a hot, smokey fire and challenging to attack. Cappel says the ground floor, second floor, and roof collapsed into the basement.
No one was injured, and everyone was safe. Cappel gave a “big shout out” to the Marne, Lewis, and Griswold Fire Departments, providing mutual aid, Cass EMS, Atlantic Police Department, Cass County Sheriff’s Office, and those who brought pop and water.
Cappel says the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
