A mother and her two sons were able to escape a house fire on Flint Hills Drive Thursday morning thanks to working smoke alarms.
Missy Branton and her two sons, ages unknown, discovered the source of the blaze above the kitchen ceiling. They then promptly fled the structure.
The fire call came in at 9:07 a.m., and Burlington firefighters arrived at 2300 Flint Hills Drive six minutes later to find light smoke inside the single-story duplex. Thirteen firefighters responded, extinguishing the blaze within a few minutes. They stayed on the scene until 10:33 a.m. Thursday.
Burlington Fire Marshal Mark Crooks said in a press release the fire was accidental and electrical in nature. The American Red Cross was contacted for victim assistance.
The duplex, owned by Ron Starkey, suffered $15,000 in damage and was insured, according to fire officials.