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Sheriff: 1 dead in SE Kansas house fire

Wednesday morning fatal fire in Lyon County -photo by Brandon Peoples courtesy KVOE

EMPORIA, Kan. (AP) — Lyon County authorities say a person has died in a house fire near Emporia.

County sheriff’s deputy Jacob Welsh says the fire was reported Wednesday morning about 4 miles southwest of Emporia. When firefighters arrived, the home was completely engulfed in flames.

The person’s name has not been released.

The cause of the fire is being investigated.

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