Posted February 22, 2022 04:50am
(KMZA)--Two people died over the weekend in separate Pottawatomie County fires.
Jill Bronaugh, spokeswoman for the Kansas State Fire Marshal's Office, said the first fire was reported Saturday morning at a home located at 303 Bidwell Street in Emmett.
She said firefighters found a body after suppressing the fire.
Bronaugh said the second fire was reported Sunday morning at 7301 Flint Rock Road in rural Wamego.
She said the fire was been classified as accidental.
Both of the fatal fires remain under investigation.
Bronaugh said the identity of the victims won't be released until next of kin is notified, and autopsies are performed.