By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina Post

BRIDGEPORT - A rural Saline County residence was damaged by fire Wednesday night.

Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said this morning that Rural Fire District No. 2 personnel and deputies were sent to 11300 S. Old Highway 81 at 10:29 p.m. Wednesday for the report of a house fire. 

Smoke was pouring out of the residence when emergency personnel arrived, however, the fire was contained to the inside of the house, which is located across the highway from Bridgeport in southern Saline County. The house and its contents were valued at $125,000, Soldan said.

The fire was believed to have started in a closest area on the first floor, where an extension cord was attached to a light fixture, he said. The fire spread down the hall and up the stairs before being extinguished.

Those inside were able to safely exit the house, which is owned by Ricky Hutchinson, 58, Soldan said.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/7/1626367763424.jpeg" alt="Firefighters with Rural Fire District No. 2 check the residence after the blaze was extinguished. Photos courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office" />
 <figcaption>Firefighters with Rural Fire District No. 2 check the residence after the blaze was extinguished. Photos courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office</figcaption>
 </figure>By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina PostBRIDGEPORT - A rural Saline County residence was damaged by fire Wednesday night.Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said this morning that Rural Fire District No. 2 personnel and deputies were sent to 11300 S. Old Highway 81 at 10:29 p.m. Wednesday for the report of a house fire. Smoke was pouring out of the residence when emergency personnel arrived, however, the fire was contained to the inside of the house, which is located across the highway from Bridgeport in southern Saline County. The house and its contents were valued at $125,000, Soldan said.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/7/1626367890477.jpeg" alt="The fire was contained inside the house." />
 <figcaption>The fire was contained inside the house.</figcaption>
 </figure>The fire was believed to have started in a closest area on the first floor, where an extension cord was attached to a light fixture, he said. The fire spread down the hall and up the stairs before being extinguished.Those inside were able to safely exit the house, which is owned by Ricky Hutchinson, 58, Soldan said.

Fire damages house across highway from Bridgeport