$70,000 in damage following house fire north of Wellington

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A house fire Friday morning in Sumner County caused at least $70,000 in damage.

It happened around 5:30 a.m. in Riverdale, an unincorporated neighborhood located along U.S. 81, about 9 miles north of Wellington.

The Wellington Fire Department said crews found heavy smoke coming from a home in the 500 block of East 76th Avenue North.

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Firefighters found fire in the kitchen, which had burned through the interior wall and up into the attic space. They were able to quickly knock down the fire…

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