Oct 15, 2024

Kan. woman hospitalized after burned by hot oil fire

Posted Oct 15, 2024 2:30 PM
Image from Olathe Fire Department video
Image from Olathe Fire Department video

JOHNSON COUNTY —A Kansas woman was injured in a fire at her apartment in Olathe.

Around 9:30 pm firefighters responded to a kitchen fire in a unit at the  Bristol Pointe Apartment Homes, 533 North Somerset Terrace, according to a social media report from Olathe Fire Deparatment.

Johnson County Med Act transported  woman with non-life threatening burns was taken to an area burn center.  She was burned by hot oil while cooking.

"Every fire reminds us to check our home’s smoke alarms by pressing the test button. And, replace any alarm that is 10 years of age or older."