Fire Causes $12,000 Damage to St. Cloud Home

(KNSI) — The St. Cloud Fire Department says an accidental cooking fire is to blame for causing thousands of dollars in damage to a home Wednesday.

According to a critical incident report from the fire department, at about 5:45 p.m., crews were called for a fire in the kitchen in the 24100 block of Franklin Road. They say the homeowner had put out most of the fire with a fire extinguisher before the trucks got there. Firefighters ventilated the area and checked for fire extension to other parts of the home.

No one was hurt, but three people were displaced due to the fire.

Damage is estimated at $12,000.

This is the second accidental kitchen fire in the last week. September 30th, firefighters were called to a home in the 300 block of 2nd Avenue Northeast for a kitchen fire caused by a stove burner that was inadvertently turned on, lighting combustible materials that were sitting on the stovetop.

According to the 2019 Minnesota Fire Report, the leading cause of structure fires in 2019 was cooking.

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