Junction City and Geary County Fire Department investigators spent Tuesday investigating the cause of the blaze that caused $3.5 million dollars damage to a building and $500,000 damage to contents in that building at the Founder’s Hill Apartment Complex in Manhattan

There were no injuries in that fire, but 41 tenants were displaced.

Rick Rook, Junction City Interim Fire Chief, stated they were contacted by the State Fire Marshal’s Office. “Myself and two other investigators from our department went over and assisted them all day, along with one investigator from the County Fire Department. We primarily were tasked with interviewing all the occupants of the building ( 1401 College Avenue Building G ).”

The Manhattan Fire Department has issued a release that said, “Improperly disposed of smoking materials were found in the area of origin and could not be ruled out as the cause.”