Emporia Fire is investigating the cause of an early morning house fire in south Emporia Wednesday.
Emporia Fire crews, Emporia Police and Lyon County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to 18 South West for a structure fire just before 4 am. According to Batallion Chief Eron Steinlage, crews found the home in question was fully engulfed in flames upon arrival.
Steinlage says two teams extinguished the exterior flames before crews made entry into the home to fight the interior fire. Steinlage says crews noticed the roof was beginning to collapse and made their way back outside and began fighting the interior flames through the windows of the home.
The roof did partially collapse and the home is considered a total loss. Steinlage tells KVOE News there were no injuries to people or animals and the cause and origination point of the fire are currently under investigation.
The firefighting effort did lead to major traffic adjustments in the area including on West South Avenue north of the incident scene which has since reopened. Traffic remains closed at Copely and West as the investigation continues.
Travelers in the area will need to find alternate routes until further notice. Stay with KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media for updates.
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6:40 am Wednesday: UPDATE: Traffic reopening incrementally following structure fire in south Emporia Wednesday morning
Emporia Fire crews are still on scene of an early morning structure fire in south Emporia.
The fire was first reported just before 4 am at 18 South West prompting a response from Emporia Fire, Emporia Police and Lyon County Sheriff’s deputies. Full details are currently pending, however, no injuries were reported.
The situation led to significant traffic adjustments including on West South, north of the incident scene, which fully reopened just before 6:30 am. Traffic remains closed at Copely and West and will until further notice as EFD investigates the fire.
Stay with KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media for more updates as they become available.
5 am Wednesday: Early morning structure fire leading to traffic adjustments in south Emporia Wednesday
An early morning structure fire in south Emporia is leading to a significant traffic adjustment Wednesday morning.
According to the Emporia Police Department, Emporia Fire was called to a structure fire at 18 South West just before 4 am. Full details are pending, however, the fire reportedly involved a home in the area and no injuries have been reported according to Emporia Police.
Traffic on South from Rural to West is completely blocked as is traffic at Copely and West. Travelers in the area will need to find alternate routes until further notice.
This is a developing story and we will have updates on KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media as they become available.
