Topeka apartment building damaged in fire; 1 hospitalized

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - One person is hospitalized after a pre-dawn fire damaged an apartment building in Topeka.

KSNT-TV reports that firefighters were called to the apartment complex around 2:30 a.m. Thursday. One occupant initially refused to leave. Once the fire was out, crews coaxed that person out.

That person is hospitalized. Authorities didn’t immediately have a condition report but the injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

Damage to the complex is estimated at $125,000. Police believe the fire began in a kitchen on the second floor.