BARTON COUNTY—Firefighters found two dogs dead in fire at a home in Great Bend.
On Friday afternoon, fire crews responded to a fire in the 1800 block of Broadway Avenue just east of the Barton County Sheriff's Office, according to a media release.
Upon arrival a large amount of smoke and fire were coming from an attached garage with fire spreading to the attic of the house. Initial crews made an aggressive interior fire attack to find heavy fire, smoke, and heat throughout the house and garage.
Crews made a search of the structure and found no occupants inside the residence. During this search two dogs were discovered deceased. Due to the amount of fire and the size of the structure, a mutual aid request was made to the Ellinwood Fire Department who responded with an Engine and firefighters to assist.
The home suffered extensive heat and smoke damage with fire damage contained to the garage and attic space at the rear of the structure.
The cause of the fire was determined to be accidental in nature and was investigated by fire investigators from the Great Bend Fire Department, Kansas State Fire Marshal Office, and Great Bend Police detectives.
Several streets were blocked off in the area due to smoke and fire hoses crossing roads.