Firefighters battle blaze at Horton’s Flooring America in east Wichita, dispatch says

Firefighters battled a blaze at an east Wichita flooring store Wednesday afternoon.

Emergency crews were called at around 3:45 p.m. Wednesday to a reported building fire near 13th and Greenwich, and smoke was visible at least a mile away. A Sedgwick County dispatch supervisor said no injuries were reported from the fire at a carpet warehouse of Horton’s Flooring America.

The Wichita Fire Department said both directions of 13th Street were closed as first responders fought the flames. It became a defensive, two-alarm operation. Visible fire was reported to be knocked down by around 4:15 p.m.

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.

This story was originally published July 3, 2019 at 4:11 PM.