Authorities in Parsons are releasing new details about the house fire that injured four people on Wednesday afternoon.
A woman and three of her daughters were injured in the blaze that began around 3:30 Wednesday afternoon in the 300 block of South 22nd Street in Parsons. All four were taken to a Tulsa hospital via helicopter. The youngest of the three children – a baby – is now in the care of relatives. There is no word on the condition of the other children – ages 5 and 18 months – or the mother. A man and a young boy escaped the fire unharmed. Parsons Fire and EMS are lauding the efforts of several helpful citizens who assisted in getting the family members out of the house and administered first aid before emergency crews arrived on the scene.
The Kansas state Fire Marshal's Office continues to investigate the cause of the blaze.
