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Child dies, 2 others hospitalized after Salina mobile home fire

Fire crews on the scene of Wednesday's fatal mobile home fire in Salina
Fire crews on the scene of Wednesday’s fatal mobile home fire in Salina

SALINA – One person has died in a fire at mobile home park in Salina.

Just before 11:45 a.m., fire crews responded to the blaze in the 900 Block of North 13th Street.

Two mobile homes were fully engulfed in flames.

Firefighters located a 3-year-old boy in one home, according to Salina Fire Marshal Roger Williams.

The child was transported to Salina Regional Health Center where he died a short time later.

A 3-month-old infant was transported to Wichita by ambulance for treatment of smoke inhalation.

The children’s grandmother has been flown to Wichita for treatment of second and possible third degree burns over 40% of her body and a 5-year- old girl was also treated for minor injuries, according to Williams.

Williams said the mobile home was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived. That home was destroyed. The fire quickly spread to a second mobile, which was severely damaged.

The cause of the fire was not immediately known

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