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Paoly Bedeski, 22, died in an east Wichita apartment fire on Oct. 13, 2023. The Wichita Firefighters’ Union says she could have been saved if Sedgwick County 911 had handled the situation ...
Drought. On December 15, 2021, the Midwestern U.S. state of Kansas was met with strong and damaging winds caused by the December 2021 Midwest derecho and tornado outbreak, which produced dust storms and multiple wildfires. An estimated 163,000 acres (66,000 ha) burned on the first day wildfires spawned due to dry fuel and strong wind gusts ...
A Wichita firefighter searches through the window of an apartment complex where a fire killed a woman and injured three other people on Oct. 13. (Courtesy photo/Wichita Fire Department)
The Wichita firefighters’ union is calling for an independent investigation of “several significant and devastating errors” by Sedgwick County 911 in an apartment fire that killed 22-year ...
The Bitting Building is a historic structure in Wichita, Kansas. It was built in 1912 as a four-story building replacing an earlier building on the site. Seven additional stories were added in 1919. Major renovations were carried out in 1959 and the 1980s. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. [3]
Joyland was founded on June 12, 1949 by Lester Ottaway to house a miniature 12-inch (300 mm) gauge steam locomotive. It was originally located at 1515 East Central but soon moved to its final location at 2801 South Hillside. After Lester Ottaway’s death in the mid-1950s, his three sons, Herbert, Harold and Eddie continued running the park.
One of the four people injured in a Friday morning apartment fire in east Wichita has died, the Wichita Fire Department said.. A 22-year-old woman died in the fire reported just after 4 a.m. at ...
At least two explosions Thursday from propane tanks in south Wichita caused a 50-foot ball of flame to shoot up in the air, the Wichita Fire Department said Friday. A propane tank also was shot ...