Fatal fire in Olathe
By The Emporia Gazette (Contact)
Originally published 01:19 p.m., November 27, 2007
Updated 01:19 p.m., November 27, 2007
Olathe — Firefighters say a man and his dog are dead after fire erupted in an Olathe apartment building.
Fire officials say the blaze started about 10:30 p.m. Monday and was burning in the living room of the apartment when crews arrived. A short time later firefighters found the man and pulled him from the apartment, but he was already dead.
The blaze left $70,000 damage, and the cause is under investigation.
The victim’s name has not been released.
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