At 4:04 p.m. on Monday, the Manhattan Fire Department was dispatched to 815 Moro St. for a report of a structure fire. Upon arrival, crews found six air conditioning units on fire. The fire was contained within five minutes due to a quick response and knockdown. A total of 16 firefighters responded on 6 fire apparatus, with the last units clearing before 5:00 p.m. The building was occupied at the time of the fire. No injuries were reported.
The building is a three-story, 23-unit condominium building. Loss is estimated at $70,000 for the AC units. The owner is listed as Anderson Brothers LLC, with the resident agent David Anderson at 539 Westview Dr. The cause of the fire was intentional, and Riley County Police Department filed an Aggravated Arson report.
The Manhattan Fire Department is an ISO Class I, career fire department, serving the City of Manhattan from five fire stations. The department provides fire, emergency medical first response, technician-level hazardous material response, and technical rescue, including vehicle extrication, trench, high-angle, low-angle, surface water, structural collapse, and wide-area search. The department serves as a Type I regional hazardous materials response team under the State Fire Marshal, primarily for the 8 surrounding counties. MFD is part of Northeast Task Force 2, a search-and-rescue/water-rescue team with other area departments, and is tasked with covering 23 counties for urban search-and-rescue response.
