WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Two people have been injured in a fire in a downtown Wichita apartment building, including a 72-year-old man who is in critical condition.

A Sedgwick County emergency dispatcher says the fire started late Wednesday at the Shirkmere Apartments. Wichita fire Capt. Kelly Zane said that the fire started on the second floor when the man, who was on oxygen, tried to light a cigarette and tubing leading from the oxygen tank to him caught fire. Zane said that the flames spread to furniture and the wall.

According to Zane, the man suffered smoke inhalation and minor burns to his face and was transported to the burn unit at Via Christi Hospital St. Francis, where his condition deteriorated overnight. A second person in the apartment was treated at the scene, but was not taken to the hospital.

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Two people have been injured in a fire in a downtown Wichita apartment building.

A Sedgwick County emergency dispatcher says the fire started late Wednesday at the Shirkmere Apartments. The Wichita Eagle  reports that two people were taken to a hospital burn unit.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.