
Hutchinson Fire Department
HUTCHINSON, Kan — On February 1st, 2025, at 3:22 a.m., the Hutchinson Fire Department was dispatched to the 1000 block of East 3rd to a report of a structure fire with possible people trapped.
While in route dispatch advised a neighbor notified the house was on fire and there were people in the basement. Hutchinson Police Department arrived on scene and found one juvenile standing out front of the residence and they transferred care directly to EMS who was on scene.
First arriving crews found smoke coming from the 900 sq ft single family residence. They initiated an aggressive interior fire attack and search operation. Crews were immediately met with a hole in the first floor.
They were able to navigate to the interior stairwell and made entry into the basement where they found 3 victims and the fire. Crews worked diligently to remove all 3 victims from the basement as the stairwell had been compromised due to fire.
Fire was considered controlled shortly after. 2 of the victims, one adult and one juvenile, were found deceased and 2, one adult and one juvenile, were transported to Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. Incident is still under investigation in collaboration with Kansas State Fire Marshals Office.
At this time any inquiries can be directed through Hutchinson Police Department. There will be Hutchinson Fire and Hutchinson Police presence at the site for an extended period of time for investigation purposes.
We would like to thank Hutchinson Reno County Emergency Communications, Reno County EMS, Kansas State Fire Marshalls Office, Kansas Gas, Evergy, Hutchinson Public Works, and Hutchinson Animal Control Officers.
This case is still under investigation. If you have information regarding it, please contact Reno County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, or call the Hutchinson Police Department at 620-694-2816 and reference case number 2025-4633.