BARTON COUNTY —One person died in a fire last week in Great Bend.
On April 20, fire crews responded to the report of a shed on fire in the 200 block of Heizer Street in Great Bend, according to a media release Wednesday.
Fire crews found a small outbuilding fully involved in fire. Crews made a quick knockdown of the fire and initiated an interior search where a deceased victim was located.
Crews extinguished remaining hotspots. The fire is accidental in nature and was investigated by fire investigators from the Great Bend Fire Department, Office of the State Fire Marshal, and detectives from the Great Bend Police Department. Authorities released no additional details Wednesday afternoon.