Menifee kitchen fire causes $35,000 in damage

A kitchen fire in a Menifee house caused an estimated $35,000 in damages and sent one person to the hospital for smoke inhalation Thursday, according to authorities.

The fire was reported at 1:20 p.m. in the 16000 block of Chambers Avenue, according to a Riverside County Fire Department news release. The fire was contained to the kitchen of the 1,200-square-foot, single story residence. The fire was contained in about an hour.