WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Investigators are looking into the cause of a house fire that critically injured one person inside.
It happened shortly after 2 p.m. Monday on South Erie Avenue, just north of Pawnee and west of Hillside avenues.
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Wichita Fire Department Battalion Chief Kelly Ross said several fire units were nearby due to a crash and were able to quickly respond to the scene. They found flames coming from the single-story home when they arrived.
Ross said crews were able to get the flames under control, but the fire caused significant damage to about half of the house.
Emergency medical services took a woman who escaped the fire to the hospital in critical condition…