WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A 9-year-old boy died and his mother and younger brother were seriously injured in a fire at a south Wichita home.

Wichita fire officials are trying to determine what caused the fire early Wednesday.

Wichita Fire Captain Stu Bevis says the 27-year-old woman and a 3- to 4-year-old child escaped through a window of the two-story home. Firefighters removed the 9-year-old from the home but he was dead at the scene.

A man who lives in the first floor of the home escaped unharmed. The older home was converted into four apartments.

KWCH-TV reports the fire caused significant damage to the living room of the one unit.

This is Wichita’s eighth fire death this year.

 

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Fire officials say a child died and two other people were injured in a fire at a Wichita home.

Wichita Fire Chief Ron Blackwell says a child believed to be about 9 died in the fire early Wednesday. A woman and a 3-year-old child were taken to a hospital with serious burn injuries.

KWCH reports another person who lived at the home has not been found.

Blackwell says firefighters were able to put out the fire in about 45 minutes. The cause of the blaze is under investigation.