PRATT, Kan. (AP) — A hospital official says a mother whose four children were killed in a southern Kansas house fire is in critical condition.
Cheree Eggleston suffered burns and was flown Thursday morning from the town of Pratt to St. Francis Hospital in Wichita. Her children, the youngest a baby, died after being trapped in the home’s basement. Besides the mother, three other adults in the home survived.
Pratt police Detective Jeff Ward says the cause of the fire is unknown. A state fire marshal is on scene investigating.
Pratt is about 80 miles (128.74 kilometers) west of Wichita.
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PRATT COUNTY — Officials remain on the scene of a deadly Thursday morning house fire near the intersection of 2nd and Austin in Pratt, according to the city law enforcement center.
Four children died in the fire, according to Pratt police Detective Jeff Ward.
The children’s mother, Charee Eggleston, was transported to a Wichita hospital for treatment of severe burns.
The children, ranging in age from 4 months to 4 years, were trapped in the basement of the home.
Friends of the family have established an online fundraiser to assist the family.