RICHMOND — One adult and three children are confirmed dead after a fire in Richmond early Monday morning. A woman and another child escaped the fire, which was reported shortly after 1:30 a.m., and were hospitalized, Sheriff Jeff Curry said. The Richmond City Fire Department, Ohio Township Fire Department, L.O.H. Fire Department, Franklin County Ambulance Service, and Anderson County firefighters were on scene, he said. The cause of the fire has not been determined, Curry said. Investigators from the sheriff’s office, Kansas Fire Marshal, Ottawa Fire Department and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation are looking at the cause of the fire, he said. Investigators have released no names, although neighbors identified the family as that of Bryce and Ashley Schendel. In the audio clip below Franklin County Sheriff’s Lt. Curtis Hall talks with KOFO News Director Cleon Rickel at the scene. KOFO will continue to provide more information as it becomes available. Keep checking this news blog and listening to KOFO 1220 Country at the top of each hour. Posted Monday, April 25, 10:02am; Updated 11 a.m.; Updated, 1 p.m.
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