Man dies after fire in his third-story Wichita apartment, official says
A man died in a Wichita apartment fire early Saturday morning, according to Wichita Fire Department battalion chief Jose Ocadiz.
The cause of the fire and death is under investigation.
The man was found unconscious in his third-story apartment when firefighters responded to the fire at 12:17 a.m. at the apartment complex at 2704 E. 9th, which is near Estelle. The fire was contained to his apartment.
First responders removed the man from the apartment and tried life-saving measures, but he died at the scene.
Ocadiz did not say the extent of damage to the apartment.