{"id":360328,"date":"2026-09-30T01:23:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T01:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/360328\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T01:23:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T01:23:01","slug":"firefighter-receives-medical-care-after-manhattan-furniture-store-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/360328\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefighter receives medical care after Manhattan furniture store fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">MANHATTAN (<a data-ylk=\"slk:KSNT;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ksnt.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CMatthew.Self%40ksnt.com%7Cb3f6fe943ba449f6389808df09e24e30%7C9e5488e2e83844f6886cc7608242767e%7C0%7C0%7C639240539811890070%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=4KKWcEEDlH%2B4DP1vsfh4yUXVF69uryHpzlamsFUxwuI%3D&amp;reserved=0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">KSNT<\/a>) \u2013 A fire at a Manhattan furniture store sent a local firefighter to the hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Becky Ryan with the Pottawatomie County Sheriff&#8217;s Office said in a press release that the Blue Township Fire Department responded to the fire shortly before 7:35 p.m. Sept. 28 at a furniture store in the 7900 block of U.S. 24 in Manhattan. Mutual aid crews from surrounding agencies also responded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Firefighters contained the fire to a storage area in the rear of the building, but smoke spread throughout the structure. Crews were able to bring the fire under control a few hours later.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"&lt;em&gt;(Photo Courtesy\/Blue Township Fire District)&lt;\/em&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/ksnt_topeka_articles_584\/5df81395e9a571e55017d41c62ae2d4b.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>(Photo Courtesy\/Blue Township Fire District)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ryan said one firefighter was taken to a local hospital for evaluation. The Office of the Kansas State Fire Marshal is investigating the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Feldkamp&#8217;s Furniture posted on <a data-ylk=\"slk:social media;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/r\/18BBQKdmJV\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">social media<\/a> that its Manhattan store is temporarily closed due to Monday night&#8217;s fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Man shoots himself in the leg while cleaning gun in Emporia, police say;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ksnt.com\/news\/local-news\/man-shoots-himself-in-the-leg-while-cleaning-gun-in-emporia-police-say\/?ipid=ksnt1\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Man shoots himself in the leg while cleaning gun in Emporia, police say\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For more local news,\u00a0<a data-ylk=\"slk:click here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ksnt.com\/news\/local-news\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>. 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