Two Garden City families were displaced from their homes last weekend as a result of separate house fires located within a block of each other.</p><p>A family of eight lost their home, after their residence at 603 Main St., Friday, June 15, caught fire.</p><p>Fire crews were called to the house at approximately 8:30 p.m.</p><p>The Garden City Fire Department received assistance from the Harrisonville Fire Department.</p><p>The family was not home at the time of the fire.</p><p>Crews were able to fight the blaze within 18 minutes, according to Fire Chief Mark Lopez.</p><p>Lopez deemed the home inhabitable. Several local churches have set up clothing drop off points and individuals from around the Garden City are offering financial assistance to the family. </p><p>The cause of the fire is believed to be electrical.</p><p>The Garden City Fire Department responded to a second house fire at approximately 1 a.m. Sunday, June 17, at 710 Main St.</p><p>Upon arrival to the scene, crews discovered heavy damage to the property.</p><p>Harrisonville and East Lynne fire crews assisted in fighting the blaze. Crews took about 40 minutes to extinguish the fire.</p><p>The residents of the home were not home at the time of the fire. They are being assisted by the American Red Cross. </p><p>Cause of the fire is undetermined and is being investigated by the Missouri State Fire Marshall. </p><p>Garden City Fire Department also responded to a third incident on Saturday, June 16.</p><p>Engine heat from a tractor truck caused 250 bales of hay to catch fire along 315th Street in rural Cass County, causing approximately $10,000 in damage. </p><p>A portion of the road was closed throughout the weekend to allow the hay bales to burn off.</p><p>The driver of the tractor was treated by EMS for minor burns received from the incident.