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4 people hospitalized as firefighters battle blaze at Olathe home Saturday

Four people were injured in a fire Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, at a home in the 1000 block of North Clinton Street in Olathe, according to the fire department.
Four people were injured in a fire Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, at a home in the 1000 block of North Clinton Street in Olathe, according to the fire department. Olathe Fire Department

Four people were hospitalized Saturday morning when a home caught fire in Olathe, officials said.

Firefighters were called to a house fire at about 8:15 a.m. in the 1000 block of North Clinton Street on Saturday, said Capt. Mike Hall, a spokesman for the Olathe Fire Department.

There, firefighters found “significant fire conditions,” officials said.

The four residents inside the home who were hospitalized — three adults and one teenager — were last known to be in stable condition, Hall said.

As of early Saturday afternoon, Hall said that the cause of the fire was still under investigation. A damage estimate was not yet available, though the home did have “significant damage.”

This story was originally published January 15, 2022 at 1:32 PM.

Anna Spoerre
The Kansas City Star
Anna Spoerre covers breaking news for the Kansas City Star. Before joining The Star in 2020, she covered crime and courts for the Des Moines Register. Spoerre is a graduate of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where she studied journalism.
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