A Wednesday afternoon house fire in Parsons leaves four people injured.
The fire occurred around 3:30pm yesterday afternoon when law enforcement and emergency responders responded to reports of a large house fire in the 300 block of south 22nd Street. The house was completely engulfed in flames when fire crews arrived.
Parsons police say several citizens helped the occupants escape the blaze and rendered first aid until EMS could arrive. A woman and three children were injured in the fire and taken by helicopter to a Tulsa hospital.
One man – 35-year-old Jack Melton – was taken into police custody on an unrelated warrant for failure to appear.
The Kansas Fire Marshal's Office along with the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives are investigating the cause of the fire. Parsons Police are asking citizens who took pictures or video of the blaze to contact P-P-D so investigators can use those images in their investigation.
