Weather may have sparked deadly fire west of Derby, say police

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — One person is dead following a fire west of Derby on Thursday.

It was reported shortly after 8:30 a.m. at a building on East 71st Street South, near the west bank of the Arkansas River west of Derby.

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Wichita Police said a man heard a loud boom, walked around a barn on the property, and saw the RV on fire. He called 911 and tried to put out the fire with a garden hose before firefighters arrived.

Crews were able to bring the fire under control. A search of the inside of the RV found one person dead…

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