Jun 15, 2021

Kan. apartment fire: 2 injured, firefighters resuscitate dog

Posted Jun 15, 2021 4:00 PM
Fire crews at the scene early Tuesday -photo courtesy KWCH
Fire crews at the scene early Tuesday -photo courtesy KWCH

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say two people have been critically injured in an apartment fire.

Television station KAKE reports that firefighters were called around 3 a.m. Tuesday to the complex near the Kellogg and Interstate 135 interchange.

Arriving firefighters discovered a person trapped in the apartment, and another person had jumped out the building to escape the flames. Both people were taken to a hospital with critical injuries.resuscitate

Firefighters say a pet cat also died in the fire, but crews were able to rescue another cat and resuscitate a dog found not breathing. Two apartment units were damaged in the fire. Officials are investigating the cause of the blaze.