UPDATE 1/7/2016 4:00 PM: Two families have been displaced from their homes after a duplex fire early Sunday morning.
Investigators say a space heater is to blame for the extensive smoke and fire damage.
Firefighters were called to 828 N. Hamilton in Olathe just before 6:00 Sunday morning.
Smoke and fire were showing from the front of the duplex on arrival.
Families on both sides reportedly escaped the fire without injuries.
Mike Hall with the Olathe Fire Department said extensive fire damage ravaged one side of the duplex and extensive smoke damage is reported throughout.
"A lot of fire inside the south duplex. Smoke did get into the adjacent duplex, but no fire." said Hall.
Both families will need a new place to stay and are being assisted by the American Red Cross.
Fire investigators say a space heater in the garage started the fire. It caused $160,000 in damages.
A family of five, two adults and three children were displaced from one side of the duplex, a couple occupied the other side.
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