KILLEEN, Texas (KWTX) A kitchen fire caused some damage early Thursday afternoon at a home in the 6400 block of Manganite Road in Killeen.
Neighbors said they saw flames before the first fire crews arrived.
The homeowner was cooking and left a pot of grease on the stove to step outside to talk to a contractor, officials said.
The grease evidently ignited.
Fire damage was contained to the kitchen.
No one was hurt.