Three-story Topeka house fire causes $12,000 in damages

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Firefighters in Topeka doused a house fire Sunday afternoon that caused thousands of dollars worth of damage.

Rosie Nichols with the City of Topeka said in a press release that fire crews were called around 3:30 p.m. on July 14 to a residence in the 1200 block of Southeast Quincy Street. Firefighters arriving at the scene found heavy smoke and flames coming from the first floor of a three-story home.

The Topeka Fire Department put the fire out, containing it in the home.