SALINE COUNTY — Two people were injured in a house fire in rural Saline County.
Just after 5:30p.m. Thursday, sheriff's deputies and Saline County Rural Fire Districts 5, 7, and 2 responded to a working house fire in the 1500 block of N Marymount Road, according to Saline County Sheriff's Operations Captain Jim Hughes.
A 75-year-old female resident received serious burns and was transported to Salina Regional and transferred to Via Christi in Wichita. An 83-year-old male resident suffered smoke inhalation and was also transferred to Salina Regional Health Center;
The cause of the fire is suspected to be due to electrical issues. The residence is a total loss and the amount of loss is still being evaluated, according to Hughes.