COLONY — There were no injuries in a house fire in downtown Colony Monday afternoon.
Volunteer firefighters from Colony, Garnett, Welda and elsewhere in Anderson County converged and were able to douse the fire in about 30 minutes.
The fire started above the ceiling, with smoke pouring out of the rafters from multiple sides of the house.
Erica Ewing, who lives at the residence, was not home when the fire was reported.
A passing truck driver saw the smoke and alerted authorities, shortly after 5 o’clock.
The extent of the damage and the cause of the fire have not yet been announced.
Anderson County fire crews have battled multiple fires of varying types in the past couple of weeks. They included a fatality fire in which two adults and a child were killed in Greeley, a fire at an apartment building in Garnett, and numerous grass and woodland fires.
