Manhattan Firefighters responded to a structure fire at 2:43 a.m. Friday at 3809 Kates Court. Upon arrival, crews found a single story residential structure with smoke showing from the garage. The fire was contained within ten minutes. A total of 19 firefighters responded on six fire apparatus with the last units clearing at around 4:41 a.m.
There were two occupants and a dog in the single family residence at the time of the fire and they were able to exit the structure without injury prior to the fire department’s arrival. Loss is estimated at $50,000 to contents and $15,000 to the structure. The owners are listed as Randy and Sherri Massey of Manhattan. The fire cause is under investigation at this time.
