House briefly evacuated during fire

A grease fire caused a Cape Girardeau family to evacuate its home Sunday evening, but it caused little damage.

Emergency personnel received a call shortly after 7 p.m. of flames inside a home on the 1100 block of Landgraf Drive.

While one of the residents was preparing dinner, a pan caught fire and had gotten out of control. Firefighters kept the fire contained to the top of the stove, although the blaze filled the house with smoke.

Three children, one adult and one cat were in the house when the fire started. All escaped without injury.

Battalion Chief Brad Dillow said the damage was "very, very minimal."