Fire damages Atkins home, displaces family

An upstairs fire Tuesday night left a significant amount of damage to one room of an Atkins home, and left one family to depend on friends and neighbors for a place to sleep.

Atkins firefighters, with the support of some area fire departments, responded to the house fire at 7251 30

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Ave. around 9:30 p.m., said Fire Chief Gary Lange.

“There's a good amount of damage to the room of origin, but it was primarily contained to that room,” said Lange.

Dave Wirtz, a resident of the house, said a window air conditioner may have started the fire. Wirtz said there was a lot of smoke damage to the room and that no one was sleeping in the house overnight. “There's plenty of friends and neighbors that are offering a lot of help,” said Wirtz.

No one was injured and firefighters continue to investigate.