Woman killed in northwest Wichita house fire

The Wichita Police Department says it continues to assist with an investigation into a deadly house fire.

Firefighters responded to the fire around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday in the 2000 N. Jackson. One woman was at home at the time. She died in the fire.

Capt. Brent Allred with the Wichita Police Department said an autopsy was performed on the woman yesterday.

Firefighters said the fire caused $30,000 in damages and was contained to the laundry room. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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One person died after a house fire broke out in northwest Wichita late Sunday.

Fire crews responded around 11:00 p.m. to the 2000 block of Jackson N Avenue.

Firefighters saw smoke when they arrived. They were able to keep the fire contained to the room in which it started.

Crews found one person inside the house who was not breathing. They worked to resuscitate them, but the person died.

"We did locate one individual inside the structure. They were removed and pronounced dead on scene after a valiant effort to revive them," said Captain Chad Winton.

Investigators are working to determine what caused the fire.