SHAWNEE COUNTY —A Kansas woman critically injured in a house fire the day after Christmas has died.
Just after 6p.m. Dec. 26, crews responded to the fire in a two-story house at 1278 SW Lincoln Avenue in Topeka, according to Fire Marshal Alan Stahl.
During their initial search, firefighters located a woman later identified as 20-year-old Shantell R. Spranger trapped on the second floor of the home.
Firefighters rescued her and treated her on the scene. She was then transported to a local hospital by American Medical Response (AMR) with life threatening injuries. On Jan. 2, Stahl reported Spranger died.
Emergency crews also transported a man to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
All other occupants were able to escape before the fire department arrived. After a preliminary investigation the fire cause remains undetermined. The origin of the fire was determined to have been in a bedroom on the second floor.
The total damage is estimated to be $30,000, with $20,000 associated with structural loss and $10,000 associated with content loss. Investigators did not find working smoke detectors in the home, according to Stahl.