Kansas
Father dies in Pratt house fire, mother, 3 children escape
PRATT, Kan. (KWCH) – A man died in a Pratt house fire reported Monday afternoon near the intersection of South High Street and West 3rd Street. Pratt police said the man was a father whose wife and three children were inside the home at the time of the fire reported about 3:30 p.m.
Police said the woman and three children safely evacuated the home. The man reportedly was outside when the fire started and went in, concerned that his family could still be inside.
The state fire marshal’s office responded to the scene as part of a “supplemental investigation,” police said.
The investigation’s preliminary results show that the fire’s source might’ve been electrical.
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