Two persons were taken to a hospital in critical condition after a fire at 6:56 p.m. Sunday at a home at 43 S. Bethany, Kansas City, Kan.
The cause of the fire is undetermined and is under investigation, a spokesman for the Kansas City, Kan., Fire Department said.
Firefighters responded to the call within 4 minutes and found heavy smoke and fire coming from a one-story wood-framed residential structure, the spokesman said.
The building was heavily involved and there was structural damage, the spokesman said. Firefighters extinguished the fire within 30 minutes.
The estimated pre-fire value of the home was $30,000, while the estimated total fire loss was $45,000, including $30,000 for the property and $15,000 for the contents, according to the Fire Department.
There were no smoke detectors present in the home, the Fire Department report stated.