1 hospitalized with life-threatening injuries in Topeka house fire
TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Topeka Fire Department is on the scene of a house fire in Central Topeka on Monday night.
Firefighters traveled to the 1200 block of Southwest Lincoln St. in Topeka after receiving a report of a home on fire, according to Shawnee County Dispatch. The TFD received a call for the fire at 6:03 p.m. and say that two people were injured during the fire. One person has life-threatening injuries.
The TFD said there were several people were inside the home when the fire started. The fire originated from a bedroom on the second floor. There were no working smoke detectors in the home.
The fire caused an estimated $30,000 in damages with $20,000 associated with structure damage and $10,000 to content loss, according to the TFD. The cause of the fire is undetermined at this time.