The McPherson Sentinel

01/19/2026

Part of McPherson Museum Haunted House involved in fire.
Luke Chennel with the museum said this in a Facebook post: "This morning there was a fire in the Haunted House building next to the museum. The house was not occupied and the museum building and collections were not damaged. We are VERY grateful for the McPherson Fire Department and McPherson Police Department for their quick response and for minimizing the damage and keeping the fire out of the main facility."
The McPherson Fire Department released this statement:

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The McPherson Fire Department was dispatched at 5:23 a.m. to the report of a structure fire in the 1100 Block of East Kansas Avenue. McPherson County Emergency Communications had received multiple calls for smoke in the area. Responding officers with the McPherson Police Department identified smoke coming from the roof eaves of the two-story structure at 1107 E. Kansas Avenue. McPherson Fire Crews responded initially with 2 Engine crews and 3 Command vehicles. Upon arrival, crews made entry and found a fire on the second floor of the structure that had burned through a portion of the floor and the ceiling as well and had extended into the attic. Additional crews were requested from Galva and Inman Fire Departments as well as two additional apparatus and personnel from McPherson Fire. Crews determined that the building had been vacant at the time of the fire. The building is owned by the McPherson Museum and the interior is set up for a haunted house that operates in October of each year. The set up for the haunted house hampered efforts to access the fire.
A portion of Kansas Avenue was closed during the firefighting efforts. Damage was contained to the interior of the structure. The fire was determined to be under control shortly after 7 a.m. and mutual aid crews were released from the scene. Kansas Gas Service, the McPherson Board of Public Utilities, and McPherson EMS were on scene during the incident as well.
5 fire apparatus and 3 command vehicles with a total of 24 fire personnel responded to the scene. The fire is under investigation and likely accidental in nature.
Nothing further will be released at this time.

Respectfully,

Chad Mayberry
Fire Chief

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Happy International Cat Day!
(Which also just happens to be our reporter's, Tammy Clark-Johnson) birthday.
Celebrate by volunteering or donating at Cat House McPherson !