Shortly after 5:30 Saturday evening fire crews were called out to a house fire on Tecumseh Road in Manhattan. Riley County EMS was first on scene, as the fire was only a block from their station, and evacuated residents from the neighboring houses. When Manhattan Fire Department crews arrived on scene the fire had spread throughout the main floor of the one-story home, with fire coming out of both the front and rear of the house. Firefighters had the fire under control within 20 minutes after arriving on scene. One occupant was outside of the residence when fire crews arrived and was transported to Ascension Via Christi Hospital for smoke inhalation A Manhattan firefighter was also transported to Ascension Via Christi where he was treated for minor injuries and released.