A firefighter suffered critical injuries while battling a blaze at Carpenter Chiropractic in Pleasanton, Monday night, June 20, 2022. Thirty five year old Josh Haynes, with the Linn County Rural Fire Protection District, had to be pulled from the building by other firefighters. According to reports, he was the first firefighter in the building after crews arrived, just before 11:00 Monday night. He was airlifted from Pleasanton to Kansas City Area Hospital for the treatment of undisclosed injuries. Haynes was last listed in critical condition. Investigators say Haynes worked as a volunteer firefighter in Pleasanton.
The Kansas Fire Marshal called in the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to help in the investigation. There is no sign of foul play involved; but, an ATF team will be on scene today working to narrow down the cause of that fire.
