JC Post

JUNCTION CITY – Two people were injured in a fire on Friday morning in Junction City.

The Junction City fire department responded to the fire in an apartment complex on West 17th Street just before 4:20 a.m.

All of those in the residence were outside of the building when fire crews arrived. The blaze was under control in about 30 minutes.

Two individuals with burns were taken to Geary Community Hospital.

A medical transport team later flew one victim to another hospital.

The fire was contained to one apartment in the four-plex and the damage estimate is approximately $35,000 according to officials.

The State Fire Marshal’s Office has been contacted to send in an investigator to help determine the cause of the fire.