RENO COUNTY —Authorities are investigating the cause of a fatal fire at a home in Hutchinson.
Just before 3:30a.m. crews were dispatched to a fire at a home in the 1000 block of East 3rd Street in Hutchinson with possible people trapped, according to a media release.
A neighbor notified authorities the house was on fire and there were people in the basement. Hutchinson Police Department arrived on scene and found one juvenile standing out front of the home and they transferred care directly to EMS who was on scene.
First arriving crews found smoke coming from the 900 square foot single family home. They initiated an aggressive interior fire attack and search operation and were immediately met with a hole in the first floor.
They were able to navigate to the interior stairwell and made entry into the basement where they found 3 victims and the fire. Crews worked diligently to remove all 3 victims from the basement as the stairwell had been compromised due to fire.
Fire was considered controlled shortly after. Two of the victims, one adult and one juvenile, were found deceased, EMS transported one adult and one juvenile to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. Incident is still under investigation in collaboration with Kansas State Fire Marshals Office.