Two children found unresponsive in closet during Wichita apartment fire

Two children are in police protective custody after being found unresponsive in a closet during an apartment fire early Wednesday.

The blaze was reported around 1 a.m. at the River Walk Apartments southeast of Pawnee and Broadway, according to Sedgwick County Emergency Communications 911 scanner traffic.

A 25-year-old woman and resident of the south Wichita apartment complex reported that she was awakened by the smell of something burning. While trying to find the source of the smell, she found two young children unconscious in a closet…

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