On December 11, 2022 at approximately 11:30 p.m., the Abilene Fire Department responded to a residential structure fire in the 100 block of Lakewood Drive. The first arriving crews found a single family residence with smoke showing from the back of the structure. The crews were able to quickly extinguish the fire and limit the damage to just one bedroom in the structure. The occupants were not home at the time of the fire but The Red Cross was contacted to assist the occupants. The fire was determined to be accidental caused by an electrical arc within the wall. The estimated damages of the fire are $5000.