30 August 2023
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A house fire in south Wichita hospitalized one person with critical injuries.
The Wichita Fire Department says crews were dispatched around 1 p.m. to the 1800 block of S. Topeka for a house fire call. When they arrived, they found smoke pushing from the attic of the home.
Crews began a search inside the home while attacking the fire and found one person unresponsive. Lifesaving measures were performed, and the man was transported to a local hospital while firefighters extinguished the fire.
An investigation is ongoing into the cause of the fire.