A Paola home was damaged in a fire Friday, but no injuries were reported. Paola Fire Chief, Andy Martin, says crews responded to 216 Crestview Drive just after noon on Friday to the report of a house on fire. Martin says the home was for sale and was unoccupied at the time, as the homeowner was waiting outside in her car for a showing. She was alerted to the fire by a neighbor who saw smoke and came over.
Martin says Paola Fire crews took and aggressive approach to fighting the fire and had it extinguished quickly. The fire caused extensive damage to a bedroom and hallway area including burning a hole in the bedroom floor. Smoke also caused damage throughout the house, which was not habitable afterward. The State Fire Marshal was called in to investigate the cause, but a cause is still undetermined. Possible causes include candles and a power strip that was found in the bedroom where the fire originated.
