OGDEN, Kan. (AP) - Four people have died in a fire near Manhattan in a former business that was renovated into living space.
Riley County Fire Department Chief Pat Collins said the blaze started early Thursday in Ogden, which is about 5 miles (8 kilometers) southwest of the Manhattan Regional Airport.
Crews found one person on the first floor of the building and three more upstairs. All four were pronounced dead at the scene.
Collins said the fire started near the victim on the first floor. He said the damage was so extensive that the fire’s cause might not be determined.
The victims were not identified by late Thursday afternoon.
Two firefighters were injured after following on ice and a paramedic suffered smoke inhalation.
Collins said the temperature was 5 degrees at the time, which quickly froze water and complicated the firefight.
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