Liberal Firefighters Fight Stucture Fire

The Liberal Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire last night at 409 N. Pershing Ave. The alarm was delivered at 1:36 am. First units on scene at 1:39 am reported a fully involved detached garage with heavy extension to the residence and 2-story apartment building on the adjacent property. Additionally heavy fire involvement to multiple fences and downed electrical lines hampered fire attack efforts. The fire was not officially declared under control for over an hour as firefighting efforts focused on limiting damage to exposed properties before fully extinguishing the main body of fire in the collapsed garage. There were no injuries reported however, the residents of the home and several apartments were evacuated. All fire units returned to service at 5:30 am and the investigation into the cause of the fire is on-going at this time. Also responding to assist with the incident were the Liberal Police Department and Seward County Sheriff’s Officers, Seward County EMS and American Red Cross.