SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - Fire officials in southwestern Missouri say a man has been critically injured in a house fire in Springfield.
The Springfield Fire Department says in a news release that the fire was reported Saturday morning on the northeast end of the city. Officials say firefighters on the scene found a man who was taken to a regional burn unit with life-threatening injuries. The man’s name has been released.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Officials say no firefighters were hurt.
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This story has been corrected to show the fire occurred on the northeast end of Springfield, not the northwest end.
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