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Man dies following house fire in Cowley County

KAKE – November 4, 2013

A 70-year-old man has died of injuries he sustained in a house fire early Sunday morning.

Fire crews were called around 1:30 a.m. to a structure fire South of Burden, off U.S. 160 Highway, about  seven miles east of Winfield. Newscow reports that at the time of the call, at least one person was unaccounted for and thought to be inside.

A short time later, the victim was located taken to a William Newton Hospital in Winfield and then flown to a Wichita hospital, where he later died. His name has not been released.

Firefighters had the blaze extinguished within an hour of arriving.

The cause is under investigation, and a damage estimate has yet to be determined.

Newscow reports the same residence was the scene of a fire on July 4. An old farmhouse, belonging to the Schooley family, had caught fire. Family members said the old house was used for storage.

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