Kansas, A grease fire that started after a dog shut a woman out of her house while she was frying fish on the stove caused an estimated $50,000 in damage Tuesday night to a residence in the Seabrook area.

No injuries resulted from the blaze, which was reported at about 5:40 p.m.

Firefighters arrived at 2227 S.W. Seabrook to find heavy smoke with flames shooting from the roof of the 1 1/2-story residence.

"By the time the fire trucks got here, flames were coming out of the south side of the attic," said Jamie Kidwell, 27, who lives in the same block. "The flames started catching a tree on fire."

Topeka Fire Department Capt. Greg Degand said the home's residents had attempted to put out the blaze, which started in the kitchen.

"They thought they had it out," Degand said. "But it had gone up into the attic."

The initial fire call was for a grease fire in the kitchen, but it soon changed to a home that was fully engulfed in flames.

Three fire engines and two truck companies responded. A hydrant located south of the home on S.W. Garden Lane was used to make a "quick knockdown," Degand said.

It took firefighters about 15 minutes to bring the fire under control.

Andre Perrault, who lives in the home, said he was across town when his wife called him on a cell phone to let him know she got locked out of the house while food was frying on the electric stove.

"She came outside to put some garbage out," he said, "and our dog closed the door behind her."

Perrault returned home to find a fire in the kitchen. He had gained entry with his key.

He said his wife was "beating herself up about it," but he said he assured her it was a situation that could have happened to anybody.

The important thing, he said, was that everyone made it out safely, including the dog and a pet bird.

"That's what you've got homeowner's insurance for," Perrault said. "Everyone is OK — even the bird."

Perrault, who with his wife are foster parents, said that while "it may not be a merry Christmas, it will be happy, due to the fact that nobody got hurt."

Byron Johnson, 13, who lives at the home, said he attempted to put out the fire after arriving home.

Kaleo Galton, 17, who also lives at the residence, said he raced home from his job at a nearby Spangle's restaurant after hearing the house was on fire.

Galton said he had some possessions in the house but at the time didn't give them a second thought.

"I don't really care about that," he said. "I was making sure everyone was safe."

The Kansas Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross provided assistance to the home's residents.