HUTCHINSON, Kan. – At around 2:20 am., the Hutchinson Fire Department responded to the 1500 block of East 2nd for a report of an explosion in a house with injuries.

Initial crews were met with a fully involved house with fire venting from all windows of the structure.

They initiated the fire attack from the exterior of the home due to the amount of fire and weakening of the structure. The east wall was bowed out approx. 8 – 10 inches. Crews brought the fire under control in approximately 25 minutes before entering the structure to complete work on extinguishing the fire.

The occupant of the home had been removed from the structure prior fire crews arriving with the assistance of an unknown person. The woman was located three houses down at a neighbors where Reno County EMS assisted her. She received burns according to fire officials and was transported to a Wichita hospital.

Cause of the fire has been ruled undetermined, not ruling out a gas explosion from a loose fitting on an interior gas line. The home will more than likely be a total loss. No value on the home was available at this time.

The Hutchinson Fire Department responded with six units with most remaining on scene for three hours.