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1 dead, 1 critically injured in Kansas house fire

Fire crews on the scene of Wednesday's fatal fire -photo courtesy KWCH
Fire crews on the scene of Wednesday’s fatal fire -photo courtesy KWCH

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say a Wichita house fire has left one person dead and another critically injured.

The fire was reported Wednesday night in the brick, two-bedroom 1946 home. Wichita Fire Chief Ron Blackwell says a woman who lived in the home met firefighters as they arrived and told them a man was in the basement. Blackwell says a search-and-rescue team found the man quickly, but he died.

The person critically injured in the fire is being treated in the burn unit of a Wichita hospital. Two firefighters also required medical treatment — one for an injured ankle and the other for heat and physical stress.

The cause of the fire wasn’t immediately known.

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