Three people escaped safely before Fort Wayne firefighters arrived to extinguish a kitchen fire Sunday night in the 600 block of West Packard Avenue.
A resident reported the fire at 9:52 p.m. caused by a pan of grease heated for cooking, according to a fire department news release.
An adult and two children escaped without injury before the fire department arrived at 9:54 p.m.
The fire was under control at 10:12 p.m. but caused heavy smoke damage.
