fires

Lawrence news May 13, 2021 - 2:42 pm

Fire on Colorado Street caused by smoking materials, fire department says

A fire that displaced 10 residents from an apartment building in Lawrence last week was caused by improperly discarded smoking materials, and it caused more than $263K in estimated damages, an official says.

Lawrence news May 5, 2021 - 9:36 am

Overnight fire damages apartment building at 5th and Colorado; 10 displaced, no serious injuries

by Lawrence Times

Ten occupants of an apartment building at Fifth and Colorado streets were displaced after an overnight fire, according to a news release from Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical.

Lawrence news April 2, 2021 - 4:30 am

‘Vast majority’ of Babcock Place residents back in their apartments

by Mackenzie Clark

After a rooftop fire at Lawrence’s Babcock Place Apartments on Tuesday, a “vast majority” of the building’s residents have been able to return to their units, said Shannon Oury, executive director of the Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority.