House fire in Lee’s Summit started in flower pot, rose to attic before blaze contained
Discarded smoking materials were the cause of a structure fire Sunday in Lee’s Summit after the back of a home caught fire, according to officials.
The Lee’s Summit Fire Department responded at 11:25 p.m. to the 400 block of Southeast Youngston Lane to fight a fire in a two-story, single-family residence, said Assistant Chief Jim Eden in a news release.
Everyone in the house was safe outside when crews arrived, Eden said.
The fire started on the deck, after smoking material was discarded in a flower pot, and spread up the side of the home into the attic of the one-story addition, Eden said. Firefighters contained the blaze by 11:52 p.m., he said.
The blaze was contained to the one-story addition’s deck, siding and attic, with minor smoke damage to other portions of the home, Eden said. It was able to be reoccupied after the fire was contained.
This story was originally published September 26, 2022 at 10:40 AM.
