WICHITA, Kan. — 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. 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.
