Hospital: Woman hurt in house fire improving
The woman burned in a southeast Wichita house fire earlier this week has improved to serious condition, officials said Saturday.
The fire was reported at about 1 a.m. Thursday in the 2100 block of South Flynn, fire department officials have said. That’s near Pawnee and Rock Road.
Firefighters responding to the scene found fire in the living room of the house. The 46-year-old woman who lives there was found in the bedroom.
She has mobility issues and was unable to escape, officials have said. She was taken to the burn unit of Via Christi Hospital St. Francis for treatment.
The fire caused an estimated $70,000 in damage. The cause has not been released.
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This story was originally published November 4, 2017 at 7:56 PM with the headline "Hospital: Woman hurt in house fire improving."