Burglary leads to fire, injuring 4 officers, man in garage

 


WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A man is hospitalized in critical condition after a burglary led to a fire that also caused minor injuries to four Wichita police officers.

Police say the officers responded Sunday night to a 911 call about a burglary in progress inside a home's detached garage. A news release from police says arriving officers found that the garage entry was barricaded from the inside.

Officers eventually got inside and discovered a man had locked himself into a smaller room, where a fire had been set. Officers used fire extinguishers to put out the blaze and rescue the man, who is hospit...



For access to this article please sign in or subscribe.

 

Reader Comments(0)

 
 

Our Family of Publications Includes:

Arc
Newsgram

Powered by ROAR Online Publication Software from Lions Light Corporation
© Copyright 2024