KAKE – August 29, 2013
At least one person has died in a house fire on South Everett Street in southwest Wichita.
Fire Captain Stuart Bevis says that crews arrived to find that three occupants escaped. A 25-year old female, a 2-year old female and an 8-month old female were all taken to Via Christi hospital with minor burns and smoke inhalation.
A 1 1/2-year-old boy was found dead on the couch in the front room. The coroner’s office will be conducting an autopsy and the case will remain under investigation until the autopsy is complete.
Firefighters were called shortly before midnight. Initial reports indicated several people were trapped in the house, including a baby. Dispatchers are not sure at this point if the dead person is that baby. But at least three people were rescued from the home.
Hospital and police chaplains were called to the scene to help the family cope with their loss. Police used search dogs through the house as a part of their investigation.
Fire crews were able to bring the situation under control within 20 minutes. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but crews believe there is $50,000 to the structure and $10,000 to the contents. The house is a total loss.
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