Smoking materials left in flower pot cause house fire

Firefighters got the call around 2:45 a.m. Sunday.

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Firefighters got the call around 2:45 a.m. Sunday.

Olathe and Lenexa Fire Departments say discarded smoking materials left in a flower pot on the deck of a home in Olathe caused a two-alarm house fire Sunday morning.

Crews got the call around 2:45 a.m. Sunday. The fire caused $650,000 of damage to the house near Cedar Niles Boulevard and College Boulevard.

No one was hurt. The Red Cross is helping two people who lived in the home find a safe place to stay.