A Chatfield homeowner was uninjured after a fire started in his home Thursday afternoon, according to Chatifield Fire Chief Ryan Priebe.
The Chatfield Fire Department as well as police and ambulance responded to a report of a house fire around 3:45 p.m. Thursday.
As crews worked to extinguish the fire, smoke could be seen coming from the front window of a house located on the corner of Fillmore Street Southeast and Sixth Street Southeast.
The homeowner was able to exit his residence before emergency responders arrived, according to Chatfield Police Officer Aaron Miliander. Another Chatfield resident called 911.
Nearby neighbor Michael Evans said he was just starting to walk his 14-year-old English setter, Abby, when he saw flames coming out of the home’s front window. Evans said the flames were about 2 feet high but there was no smoke yet.
“I knew something wasn’t right,” he said.