By Associated Press - Tuesday, December 15, 2020

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) - A Wichita apartment fire has left 25 people looking for a new place to live, fire officials there said.

The fire in southeast Wichita was reported around 6 p.m. Monday, television station KWCH reported. Firefighters who arrived at the Lincoln Meadows Apartments found flames and heavy smoke coming from the building and issued a second alarm.

The fire was mostly contained to one unit, but fire officials said the entire building sustained smoke an water damage. The American Red Cross responded to assist those displaced.



Fire officials estimated the damage at about $250,000 to the building and another $100,000 to contents. Investigators were working to determine what caused the fire.

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