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Crews battle flames, heat at Olathe house fire

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JULY 19, 2012 - Olathe firefighters are checked out by emergency crews after battling flames and the heat at a house fire
Photographer: Matt Reeb KSHB-TV
Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

kshb: olathe house fire battling heat 120719

JULY 19, 2012 - Olathe firefighters are checked out by emergency crews after battling flames and the heat at a house fire
Photographer: Matt Reeb KSHB-TV
Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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Posted: 07/19/2012

OLATHE, Kan. - Several firefighters were checked out by EMS crews at a Johnson County house fire Thursday morning, but it wasn’t the flames that were causing them problems.

The Olathe Fire Department made quick work of the fire in the 400 block of S. Cherry, but some firefighters were seen dealing with heat-related issues on the scene.

Temperatures were already nearing 90 degrees when the fire started around 9 a.m.

Nobody was transported from the scene.

The fire caused extensive damage to the home. The cause was not immediately clear.
 

Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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