JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (AP) — Authorities are blaming fireworks for a blaze that caused an estimated $10,500 in damage to a Junction City duplex.
WIBW-TV reports that the fire was reported around 4:20 a.m. Sunday on the northeast edge of the city. Junction City Fire Department officials said the blaze was caused by disposed fireworks inside a plastic trash receptacle.
Crews found heavy fire in the front of the residence and the garage area upon arriving. Four people and a pair of dogs were evacuated.